Kimber Lee Waives Right To Appear At DUI Hearing

Kimber Lee waived her right to appear at her hearing on DUI charges earlier this week. As previously reported, the Impact alumna is was set for a pre-trial hearing on February 7th relating to charges of DUI, resisting an officer with violence and battery on a law enforcement officer in relation to a May 11th, 2023 arrest. PWInsider reports that the Lee waived said right and did not appear at the hearing.

The report also notes that Lee has retained legal counsel and is no longer being represented by a public defender. A new pre-trial hearing is set for April 17th at 8:30 AM in the case at Highlands County Court in Florida.

Lee was arrested after, according to a police report, an officer saw her in her car facing the wrong direction stopped on a roadway. The officer made a traffic stop and the car began moving, nearly colliding with the guardrail and then stopping in a parking lot of a shopping center. Lee was driving and allegedly slurring her words, with the officer noting that she kept “forgetting why [she had been stopped] and asked me several times when (sic) I was messing with her.” She allegedly tried to leave leave the area multiple times to retrieve her laundry from a laundromat and when the officer tried to place her in handcuffs, she struck him in the chest to stop him which led to her being arrested for battery on a law enforcement officer. Lee continued to resist and, per the report, kicked the officer in their chest and face, busting their lip.”

Lee had a blood alcohol level of 0.14; the legal limit in Florida is a 0.08. When asked to give a second sample, she allegedly failed to comply and failed to “give a sample on purpose.” She entered a not guilty plea to all charges on July 7th.