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

By Ben MuessigApr 19th 2011 – 11:19AM
Lee County Sheriff's Office

Lee County Sheriff's Office

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...

DUI Task Force Judge Faces DUI Charge

By Steven HofferApr 11th 2011 – 11:03AM

His career has gone south, perhaps never to rise again. A Montana judge slated to serve on a DUI task force has been charged with DUI. Robert E. Lee -- not to be confused with the late Confederate army commander of the same name -- was allegedly driving under the influence of methadone, a synthetic narcotic used for pain...

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

Mar 23rd 2011 – 9:11AM

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

By Ben MuessigMar 22nd 2011 – 3:40PM
Sheriff's Office

Sheriff's Office

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

By Steven HofferMar 15th 2011 – 6:14PM
frederickcountymd.gov

frederickcountymd.gov

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...

Background on dui

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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