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Woman's DUI Leads to Ridiculous Chain of DUIs

Dec 22, 2013 12:13 PM CST

Woman's DUI Leads to Ridiculous Chain of DUIs

She calls drunk friend from police HQ, and drunk friend calls drunk friend

(Newser) - It would be comical if it weren't so pathetic: Police in Readington Township, NJ, have reported the most bizarre chain of events, beginning with a 1:45am stop on Monday. A patrolman pulled over a car that was swerving, and smelled alcohol emanating from it, reports the Express-Times . The...

Prosecutors Try Again to Put 'Affluenza' DUI Teen in Jail

Dec 18, 2013 3:49 PM CST

Prosecutors Try Again to Put 'Affluenza' DUI Teen in Jail

They say he still must be sentenced over 2 teens injured in the crash

(Newser) - It's a long shot, but the Texas teen who escaped jail time after a deadly DUI crash on a controversial "affluenza" defense might have to spend time in jail after all. Prosecutors are raising what amounts to a legal technicality: While Ethan Couch was sentenced to probation over...

'Pippi
Longstocking'
Busted in Triple
Hit and Run

Dec 15, 2013 3:26 PM CST

'Pippi Longstocking' Busted in Triple Hit and Run

Seems Tami Erin is not having the greatest time lately

(Newser) - Things seem to have gone downhill for Tami Erin since she played Pippi Longstocking in the '80s: The actress was arrested yesterday for felony hit and run ... while allegedly driving drunk, TMZ reports. Erin is accused of hitting three cars in LA—in three separate incidents, not all at...

Teen Kills 4 in DUI, Escapes Jail Sentence

Dec 11, 2013 12:48 PM CST

Teen Kills 4 in DUI, Escapes Jail Sentence

Because, as his lawyers argued, he's too spoiled to blame

(Newser) - Ethan Couch got drunk last June, drove with a blood alcohol level three times the legal adult limit, and killed four pedestrians. But instead of the 20 years the 16-year-old Texas teen could have served in prison, he got 10 years of probation, CBS Local reports. Why? Apparently Couch's...

Firefighter Accused
of DUI—With Fire Truck

Nov 26, 2013 3:41 PM CST

Firefighter Accused of DUI—With Fire Truck

He resigned; 5 others in San Francisco face discipline after crash

(Newser) - A firefighter in San Francisco has resigned after he crashed the fire truck he was driving into a motorcyclist—and then was found to have had a blood-alcohol level of 0.13, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . That's not only well above the legal limit, it violates the department'...

Man in Powerful DUI Confession Gets 6.5 Years

Oct 23, 2013 11:15 AM CDT

Man in Powerful DUI Confession Gets 6.5 Years

Matthew Cordle's license also suspended for life

(Newser) - Matthew Cordle, who confessed in a powerful video to killing a man while driving drunk in June, was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison today; he faced a maximum of 8.5 years. He was also ordered to pay a $1,075 fine plus court costs and lost his...

Woman Gets Life Sentence
After 6th DUI

Sep 19, 2013 5:01 PM CDT

Woman Gets Life Sentence After 6th DUI

Jury convicts Texas' Rose Ann Davidson

(Newser) - The first five times Rose Ann Davidson got busted for drunken driving, she managed to avoid lengthy prison sentences. Not so on No. 6: The Austin American-Statesman reports that a jury gave the 44-year-old San Marcos woman a life sentence yesterday. Davidson's first conviction came in 1996, and the...

Drunk Driver Makes
Powerful Confession

'i killed a man'

Sep 6, 2013 7:30 AM CDT

Drunk Driver Makes Powerful Confession

'I killed a man,' says Matthew Cordle

(Newser) - The video is affecting: It starts with a man, face blurred and voice obscured, stating, "I killed a man." He tells his story, about "drinking heavily" with friends and losing control. "I really don't like the person I become when I drink," he says....

Lamar Odom
Busted for DUI

Aug 30, 2013 10:28 AM CDT

Lamar Odom Busted for DUI

Cops say he was driving in a 'serpentine manner'

(Newser) - Lamar Odom's troubles are, apparently, far from over. The NBA star (and husband to Khloe Kardashian) was arrested near LA this morning for allegedly driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, TMZ reports. Odom was pulled over for driving his Mercedes SUV too slowly (50mph) and in...

Driver Arrested
Over Bride-to-Be
Boat Crash Death

Jul 27, 2013 5:31 PM CDT

Driver Arrested Over Bride-to-Be Boat Crash Death

Cops believe he was driving drunk

(Newser) - The operator of the boat that crashed on the Hudson River in New York last night, killing a bride-to-be and injuring her fiance and other friends in the wedding party, has been arrested. Cops believe Jojo K. John, 35, was drunk while driving the speedboat, and has been charged with...

7-Car Pile-Up
Ends With
... 6 DUIs

Jul 5, 2013 2:02 PM CDT

7-Car Pile-Up Ends With ... 6 DUIs

Pedestrian who started it all is also charged

(Newser) - A 3am seven-car pile-up near the Atlanta airport, somehow, did not end with any deaths—but it did end with six of the drivers charged with DUIs. The crazy incident began when a pedestrian "started walking into the interstate" this morning, explains a police spokesperson. He entered I-75, got...

DUI Suspect
to Cops: Here,
Have a Beer

Jun 18, 2013 11:05 AM CDT

DUI Suspect to Cops: Here, Have a Beer

Goes on to tell police he's killed people for US government

(Newser) - When police asked a suspected drunk driver for his license, he offered an alternative: a can of beer. "When you ask somebody for a driver's license, you're not expecting a can of beer, that's for sure," says a spokesman for police in Kent, Washington, per...

Ex-NFL Player Arrested
Twice In One Day

May 8, 2013 8:40 AM CDT

Ex-NFL Player Arrested Twice In One Day

Once for DUI, once for allegedly breaking into impound to get car back

(Newser) - Any out-of-work NFL player can get arrested for DUI. But it takes a special kind of dedication to get arrested 15 hours later for breaking into an impound lot in broad daylight in an attempt to get your car back. Titus Young allegedly has that dedication; police tell the Press ...

Woman Celebrates Return of DUI-Lost License—With DUI

May 6, 2013 5:41 PM CDT

Woman Celebrates Return of DUI-Lost License—With DUI

Chicago woman said she was partying at a bar before arrest

(Newser) - When preemptively celebrating the return of a driver's license lost to a DUI, most people might attempt to, say, not drink and drive. Or get pulled over. While speeding. With BAC at twice the legal limit. Nevertheless, police say that's the predicament Chicago-area woman Erin James found herself...

Man Jailed
for DUI ... for
13 Years

Man Jailed for DUI ... for 13 Years

Timothy Morrow has been convicted of drunk driving eight times

(Newser) - When does a DUI conviction carry a 13-year prison sentence? Apparently, when it's your eighth one. That's what Timothy Morrow, 43, found out this week, the Chicago Tribune reports. Morrow has not only been convicted eight times—with the first coming at age 17—he's been cited...

Reese Witherspoon's Arrest:
Now on Video

police dashcam

May 2, 2013 7:53 PM CDT

Reese Witherspoon's Arrest: Now on Video

TMZ gets footage from police

(Newser) - Two words surely dreaded by Reese Witherspoon: Dashcam video. Yes, TMZ , has the goods from police from the night of her arrest with hubby Jim Toth in Atlanta. Witherspoon has admitted having a little too much wine , and the video confirms that she pulled out the "Do-you-know-my-name-sir?" card to...

Drunk Reese
Told Cop She
Was Pregnant

'gma' interview

May 2, 2013 10:31 AM CDT

Drunk Reese Told Cop She Was Pregnant

Offers up big apology on 'Good Morning America'

(Newser) - Reese Witherspoon didn't hold back when asked about her recent arrest by George Stephanopoulos on Good Morning America today: "It was one of those nights. We went out to dinner in Atlanta, and we had one too many glasses of wine, and we thought we were fine to...

Witherspoon on Arrest:
'I Had One Drink Too Many'

UPDATED

Apr 22, 2013 6:27 AM CDT

Witherspoon on Arrest: 'I Had One Drink Too Many'

Actress apologizes for 'deeply embarrassing' arrest

(Newser) - Reese Witherspoon released a contrite statement after news broke of her arrest last night. Witherspoon, who reportedly said things like, "Do you know my name?" as her husband was being given a field sobriety test, says she is "deeply embarrassed about the things I said." "I...

Reese Witherspoon,
Hubby Arrested

Apr 21, 2013 7:45 PM CDT

Reese Witherspoon, Hubby Arrested

She's charged with disorderly conduct

(Newser) - Squeaky-clean Reese Witherspoon found herself in a rare bit of trouble in the wee hours of Friday morning, reports Variety . The actress is in Atlanta shooting The Good Lie, and was a passenger in a car being driven by husband Jim Toth when the pair were pulled over after Toth...

Sportscaster
Al Michaels Busted for DUI

Apr 21, 2013 10:24 AM CDT

Sportscaster Al Michaels Busted for DUI

Famously asked, 'Do you believe in miracles?' at Olympics

(Newser) - Al Michaels, the legendary sportscaster who asked, "Do you believe in miracles?" at the 1980 Winter Olympics as the US hockey team beat the Soviets, was arrested Friday night and charged with a DUI, CNN reports. Sources tell TMZ Michaels went through a DUI checkpoint in Santa Monica, California,...