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Mar 12, 2014 10:11 AM CDT

Chris Pine Busted for Alleged DUI

Was leaving a wrap party in New Zealand at the time

(Newser) - The latest celebrity to make one wonder, "Why not just take a cab?" is Chris Pine. The Star Trek actor was arrested March 1 on suspicion of driving drunk in New Zealand, sources tell the Hollywood Reporter . All authorities will say is that a 33-year-old American man was stopped....

Dumbest Thing Ever Said
to a Cop During DUI Stop

Dumbest Thing Ever Said to a Cop During DUI Stop

Michael Moore explained he was trying to 'drive it off'

(Newser) - He was pulled over with glassy eyes, slurred speech, a boozy smell, and he blew well over the legal limit on his BAC test, so 61-year-old Michael Moore probably couldn't say much to help his case. But this? He "told me that his wife told him that he...

Groom Charged in Bride's
Wedding-Day Death

Feb 28, 2014 6:22 AM CST

Groom Charged in Bride's Wedding-Day Death

Ryan Quinton charged in Dec. 29 car crash

(Newser) - What should have been the happiest day of his life now has a Georgia man facing prison. Hours after her Dec. 29 wedding near Atlanta, Kali Dobson was killed in a car crash ; new husband Ryan Quinton was behind the wheel, and told police he swerved to avoid a dog....

Cops: Girl on First Date
Killed by Dad's Car

Feb 24, 2014 3:25 PM CST

Cops: Girl on First Date Killed by Dad's Car

Shamera Harris got out of her dad's SUV when it began rolling backwards

(Newser) - A 12-year-old Pittsburgh girl died on her first date last night when her father's car dragged her about 50 feet and slammed into a tree, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports. The girl, Shamera Harris, got out of her father's SUV so her parents could snap a photo of her...

How Dangerous
Is Driving Stoned?

How Dangerous Is Driving Stoned?

Experts say fighting drunk driving should be priority

(Newser) - With marijuana now fully legal in two states and others set to follow , should authorities be cracking down on stoned driving? Experts say doing so could be tough, because standard field sobriety tests aren't very good at detecting tokers, and the outcome depends a lot on how used to...

Wrong-Way Driver
Had Earlier DUI,
Just-Cleared License

Feb 11, 2014 7:30 AM CST

Wrong-Way Driver Had Earlier DUI, Just-Cleared License

Olivia Culbreath's restrictions lifted last week after DUI at age 17

(Newser) - The driver in a wrong-way crash that killed six people early Sunday had restrictions on her driver's license from a previous drunk driving conviction and other traffic violations—restrictions that were lifted just last week, the Los Angeles Times reports. Olivia Carolee Culbreath, 21, is suspected of being drunk...

Chris Kattan Hits Parked Truck, Charged With DUI

Feb 10, 2014 9:40 AM CST

Chris Kattan Hits Parked Truck, Charged With DUI

'SNL' alum was allegedly under the influence of drugs

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live alum Chris Kattan was arrested early today on suspicion of DUI after crashing his Mercedes into a parked maintenance truck on California's 101 freeway. A woman called 911 around 2am to report a Mercedes "weaving all over the roadway at slow speeds," officials tell...

'Affluenza'
DUI Teen
Dodges
Jail Again

Feb 6, 2014 7:38 AM CST

'Affluenza' DUI Teen Dodges Jail Again

Ethan Couch gets rehab for badly injuring 2 teens

(Newser) - Too rich for jail? Prosecutors have failed in a second attempt to send a Texas teen who killed four people and severely injured two others in a drunk-driving accident to prison. Ethan Couch, who got 10 years probation for killing four pedestrians , was back before the same judge yesterday to...

Snow Plow
Driver Faces
DUI Charges

Jan 31, 2014 4:16 PM CST

Snow Plow Driver Faces DUI Charges

He was twice above the legal limit for commercial drivers in West Virginia

(Newser) - DUI charges are bad enough. DUI charges while driving a state snow plow are liable to make a few headlines. That's the predicament for 56-year-old Thomas Henderson of West Virginia, who got pulled over by a deputy atop a mountain late one night this week, reports WOWK-TV . The deputy...

Bieber Admits
Boozing, Pot, Pills
Before Arrest: Cops

UPDATED

Jan 23, 2014 9:09 AM CST

Bieber Admits Boozing, Pot, Pills Before Arrest: Cops

Singer arrested on suspicion of DUI, drag racing in Miami Beach

(Newser) - Some of you have been waiting a long time for this news: Justin Bieber was arrested this morning. Bieber—who was driving a rented Lamborghini at the time, NBC Miami reports—was busted on suspicion of drag racing, driving under the influence, and resisting arrest in Miami Beach, according to...

Woman Drives to Jail Drunk to Bail Out Drunk Husband

Jan 2, 2014 11:58 AM CST

Woman Drives to Jail Drunk to Bail Out Drunk Husband

It doesn't end well

(Newser) - Lots of idiots drove drunk on New Year's Eve. But not many of them were driving to a police station to pick up a husband who had been arrested for, you guessed it, drunk driving. But that's what police allege a Pennsylvania woman did, according to the Erie ...

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...