Florida Teacher Accused of DUI & Drug Charges

(Palm Harbor, Florida) A 32-year-old first-grade teacher at Mittye P. Locke Elementary School, Laura Santoro, has been accused of DUI and drug possession offenses after being stopped for an apparent lane violation.

Santoro faces counts of driving under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of fewer than 20 grams of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia.

A deputy pulled her over. Her eyes were bloodshot and watery, the report states, and she failed a field sobriety test.

Inside her car, the deputy found a glass pipe with marijuana residue inside and other traces of marijuana in the car.

Santoro was booked and released on $800 bail.