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Cops: School Bus Driver Charged With DUI While Heading to Work
By Ben Muessig - AOL NewsA school bus driver in Florida was arrested for allegedly mixing the classic kids tunes "99 Bottles of Beer" and "The Wheels on the Bus." Police in Lee County say they cuffed 46-year-old Lane Tripp for drunken driving while she headed to work on April 15. Lee County Sheriff's Office Deputies say Lane Tripp's blood-alcohol level was more than three times the legal limit when she was pulled over -- just before her afternoon shift as a school bus driver. An off-duty sheriff's deputy reportedly saw Tripp's car swerving through traffic, so the cop tipped off uniformed police, WTSP ...
DWI Suspect Takes 5 Cans of Beer to Court, Judge Asks About His 'Liquid Lunch'
By not in system - AOL NewsMONTICELLO, N.Y. -- Authorities say a New York man appearing before a judge on a felony drunken driving charge arrived at court an hour and a half late, drunk and carrying an open can of Busch beer. Sullivan County Undersheriff Eric Chaboty says Keith Gruber of Swan Lake had four unopened beer cans in his bag Monday when he tried to walk through the metal detector at the county courthouse. The Middletown Times Herald-Record reports that Judge Frank LaBuda asked the 49-year-old Gruber if he enjoyed his "liquid lunch." Gruber said he did, then said he was sorry. The judge revoked his bail and ...
Cops: Drunken Driver Crashed While 'Sexting' Behind the Wheel
By Ben Muessig - AOL NewsBefore he got behind the wheel, this accused drunken driver should have handed over his keys -- and his cellphone. Pasco County Sheriff's Office deputies say Phernando Cuello was driving drunk and "sexting" when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed near New Port Richey early Sunday. Cuello initially told investigators that somebody "cut him off," before revealing he actually crashed because he was sending raunchy text messages to his girlfriend, according to police reports obtained by the St. Petersburg Times. ...
Maryland DUI Suspect Drives Truck Onto Police Cruiser
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsJust because you have an off-road vehicle doesn't mean you hold a license to drive wherever you please. Witnesses told police that Brian Head, a 26-year-old from Maryland, found himself a bit stranded early Sunday morning after a bar fight turned into a car chase that left him -- and his pickup truck -- perched on the hood of an unmarked police car. Head allegedly took the wheel of his Ford F-250 intending to pursue someone he had just been in an argument with at a tavern when he collided with his adversary's Volkswagen, MSNBC reports. ...
DUI Suspect: I Was Driving Erratically Because I Was Receiving Oral Sex
By Ben Muessig - AOL NewsWhen Jason Kircher was pulled over, his car wasn't being serviced -- he was. Police in Kentucky have charged a Louisville man with careless driving, speeding and driving while intoxicated after the motorist told police his reckless behavior on the road was caused by some explicit behavior in the front seat. Louisville Metro Corrections If driving drunk is risky, then driving while receiving oral sex is risque. Jason Kircher was arrested after claiming he was receiving oral sex while behind the wheel, police say. When an officer asked Kircher why he was speeding and driving ...
Police: Ohio DUI Suspect Drinks Beer in Front of Cop
By not in system - AOL NewsELYRIA, Ohio -- Police in northern Ohio say a man who was asked during a traffic stop whether he'd been drinking took a swig from an open can of beer and told the officer, "Yes." According to Cleveland's WJW-TV, the Elyria police report says 25-year-old Stephen Supers was pulled over early Wednesday because the officer had observed him speeding. http://xml.channel.aol.com/xmlpublisher/fetch.v2.xml?option=expand_relative_urls&dataUrlNodes=uiConfig,feedConfig,localizationConfig,entry&id=686529&pid=686528&uts=1299270535 ...
Former Doctor Convicted in DWI Crash That Killed Carolina Ballerina
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsA former North Carolina doctor has been sentenced to at least three years in prison for causing the 2009 drunken driving crash that killed 20-year-old ballerina Elena Bright Shapiro. Raymond Cook, once a prominent plastic surgeon, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, felony death by motor vehicle and driving while impaired. A judge sentenced him for involuntary manslaughter because Cook could be sentenced for only one of the charges under North Carolina law. He could spend up to 4 1/2 years in prison. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the ...
Cops Bust Naked Joyriders
By Ben Muessig - AOL NewsHere's one style of driving that will really get your motor running. A routine traffic stop in Lincoln, Neb., turned interesting when a sheriff's deputy pulled over a pickup truck loaded with naked people. After getting a tip about a suspicious vehicle, a Lancaster County deputy spotted a truck that matched the vehicle's description on Feb. 18 at around 2:25 a.m., according to JournalStar.com. ...
Potty-Mouthed Postal Worker Accused of Spitting Feces on Cop
By Ben Muessig - AOL NewsHe didn't talk back to police, but cops in Colorado say this suspect had a foul mouth. Law enforcement officials in Durango say a postal worker spit his excrement in a police officer's face after being arrested on drunken driving charges. After seeing Paul Andrew Kausalik, 61, make a turn without signaling late on Feb. 11, an officer pulled over the post office retail associate, according to The Durango Herald. ...
Former MADD Head Charged With Drunken Driving
By Ben Muessig - AOL NewsDo as I say, not as I DUI. Police arrested the former president of a Gainesville, Fla., chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving on Feb. 18, charging her with driving under the influence. Officers pulled over Debra Oberlin, 48, at around 1:10 a.m. after seeing her vehicle veer across lanes of traffic, according to The Gainesville Sun. ...
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