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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...

Montana Rep. Says DUI Laws Are 'Destroying a Way of Life'

There are victims of drunken driving. And, according to one Montana legislator, there are victims of drunken driving laws. While speaking out against a proposed bill that would make DUI laws more strict for repeat offenders, state Rep. Alan Hale, R–Basin, said drunken driving regulations hurt local businesses and...

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...

Former Doctor Convicted in DWI Crash That Killed Carolina Ballerina

A 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...

Background on drunken 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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