Brevard County School Board member Larry Hughes said a blood test will prove his innocence after an arrest Sunday night on a charge of drunken driving in Indian River County.

Hughes, who is running for Brevard County property appraiser, was released on Monday after eight hours in jail. His brother posted his $500 bail at about 3 a.m. Monday, Local 6 News partner Florida Today reported.

"I had two beers over a period of seven hours," Hughes said on Monday, adding that he was driving home from a visit to the beach with friends when the arrest occurred. "I've requested to take a blood test, which is indeed my right."

The 57-year-old was pulled over by the Florida Highway Patrol at 7 p.m. Sunday, after witnesses reported a red Porsche traveling northbound through Martin County in a reckless manner, according to the arrest affidavit.

Hughes was clocked driving 87 mph in a 70 mph zone on Interstate 95 in Vero Beach, the report said. As the trooper prepared to pull Hughes over, the Porsche was swerving through both lanes, the report said.

Hughes told Florida Today that he wasn't drunk. He said it was the first time he had been arrested.

Hughes said he refused to take the field sobriety test and the Breathalyzer test. But ultimately, he submitted to the field sobriety test, according to FHP.

"Both of those are known to be very inaccurate," Hughes said, adding that he will retain a lawyer this week. "I'm pretty confident that this will be resolved."

The trooper wrote that he smelled alcohol, and he asked Hughes to step out of the car to submit to the field sobriety test.

The report said Hughes had trouble balancing on one leg and could not count out loud during the test. It also said he struggled with the test in which the driver is asked to touch the tip of his nose with the tip of his finger.

"He would touch the side of his nose, not the tip, with either finger," the report said. "He also had to stop for a couple of seconds to find his nose."

Hughes was charged with driving under the influence.

Hughes has been a school board member since 2000 and is ending his second four-year term in November. He's running as a Democratic candidate for property appraiser.

The school board code of ethics said board members must obey the laws of Florida and the United States.

Neither school board Chairwoman Janice Kershaw nor the school district's attorney, Harold Bistline, returned calls for comment on Monday.

Teachers or administrators with teaching certificates who are arrested and charged with similar crimes have their cases forwarded to the Professional Practices Commission in Tallahassee for review, said Wes Sumner, spokesman for Brevard Public Schools.

Depending on the severity and nature of the incident, district employees can be placed on paid administrative leave or terminated.

Board Vice Chairwoman Amy Kneessy said it is too early to determine how Hughes' campaign would weather the news.

"He hasn't been convicted yet, and you are innocent until proven guilty," Kneessy said. "My guess is that the court of public opinion will be the worst."

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