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Dr. Sheri Hamnik, a Leesburg neurologist who had worked in The Villages, has been sentenced to one year probation for a DUI in Fruitland Park.

Two other misdemeanors, for unlawful possession of prescription drugs, were dropped after the judge ruled that the 46-year-old doctor had lawful prescriptions for them.

Her attorney, John Spivey, said a plea for the DUI charge was in her best interest.

"All things considered, she didn't want to wait for a trial," Spivey said. "She wanted to resolve it and move on."

Hamnik still has her medical license, according to the Florida Department of Health. She is on leave from Central Florida Health Alliance, a spokeswoman said. She had been on staff at The Villages Hospital for about a year.