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Cops: School Bus Driver Charged With DUI While Heading to Work

A 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...

DWI Suspect Takes 5 Cans of Beer to Court, Judge Asks About His 'Liquid Lunch'

MONTICELLO, 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...

Cops: Drunken Driver Crashed While 'Sexting' Behind the Wheel

Before 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...

Maryland DUI Suspect Drives Truck Onto Police Cruiser

Just 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...

DUI Suspect: I Was Driving Erratically Because I Was Receiving Oral Sex

When 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...

Drunk Driving News From the Web

05/24/12 Artists Against Drunk Driving launches locally Source: Verde News Artists Against Drunk Driving originally started in New Mexico.
02/02/12 Portland Personal Injury Attorneys Urge: Don't Drink... Source: PRWeb Portland, OR (PRWEB) February 02, 2012 Drunk driving accident attorneys in Portland, OR join these organizations in encouraging drinkers to not drive this Super Bowl weekend, a weekend that historically involves many arrests and drunk driving injuries.
01/27/12 Voices for the victims Source: The Tiger - Clemson University - Clemson SC The Lambda Theta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. will be sponsoring a Drunk Driving Event on Monday, Jan. 30, to bring awareness to the dangers of drunk driving.
11/24/11 Michigan's efforts to combat drunk driving lacking,... Source: Advance Newspapers - Ann Arbor MI The Mothers Against Drunk Driving organization recently released a Report to the Nation, and rated the state of Michigan for its drunk driving countermeasures.
11/01/11 Drunk driving accidents in China plunge due to harsh... Source: Sina The number of drunk driving accidents in China has fallen sharply since an amended Criminal Law that imposes harsher punishments on drunk drivers took effect on May 1.

Background on Drunk Driving

Driving under the influence (DUI) (driving while intoxicated (DWI), drunken driving, drunk driving, operating under the influence, drinking and driving, impaired driving) is the act of driving a motor vehicle with blood levels of alcohol in excess of a legal limit.

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