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[[Image:BobSolarskiMugshot.jpg|100px|thumb|right|Booking photo of Solarski on drunk driving charges]]
On [[October 1]], [[2008]], Solarski was arrested for driving under the influence, in addition to several other charges. According to witnesses and police, Solarski caused damage to several vehicles in the parking lot of the [[Sears Auto Center]] at [[University Mall]]. On open bottle of vodka was discovered in the vehicle, and he later registered a 0.296 and 0.30 percent blood alcohol level on two separate breath tests. (The legal limit in Florida is 0.08 percent.) Solarski was also charged with driving with an open container, leaving the scene of an accident with damage, criminal mischief and resisting a law enforcement officer without violence.<ref>"Bob Solarski arrested." ''Pensacola News Journal'', October 2, 2008.</ref>
On [[October 21]], [[2008]], Solarski pleaded guilty to the charges of DUI, driving with an open container, and resisting arrest. The other charges were dropped by the State Attorney prior to the hearing. Escambia County Judge [[Joyce Williams]] sentenced Solarski to one year of probation, a one-year license revocation, $2,300 in fines, 50 hours of community service and first-offender DUI school. Solarski must also attend two drunken-driving impact panels and have an interlock ignition device installed for one year.
According to a WEAR statement, Solarski will remain off the air as he “progresses through treatment".
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