dui.com - Mickey Rourke Rants About Officer in His Florida DUI Arrest http://www.dui.com/dui-library/celebrities/mickey-rourke/mickey-rourke-rants-about-officer-in-his-florida-dui-arrest Actor claims the officer’s conduct was insulting during arrest for drunk driving in Miami Beach. en-us Plone 2.0 Mickey Rourke Rants About Officer in His Florida DUI Arrest http://www.dui.com/dui-library/celebrities/mickey-rourke/mickey-rourke-rants-about-officer-in-his-florida-dui-arrest Actor claims the officer’s conduct was insulting during arrest for drunk driving in Miami Beach. Bill Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:13:21 -0500 Actor Mickey Rourke has verbally blasted the police officer who arrested him for suspicion of Florida DUI last November, claiming he is “unfit for duty”. Rourke said he is angry about the embarrassing way the officer treated him during the drunk driving arrest.

Rourke was seen weaving in traffic on his Vespa scooter shortly after leaving a Miami Beach nightclub early in the morning. He was stopped by Officer Peter Socarras who had Rourke perform a field sobriety test and then submit to a breath test. The first breath test revealed a blood alcohol content just above the legal limit for intoxication. The equipment was later found to be inaccurate however and a second breath test showed a BAC under the legal limit. The charge of driving under the influence in Florida is expected to be formally dismissed by the Miami Beach District Attorney. Rourke pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of reckless driving and he was given probation and required to perform community service and pay a fine.

Rourke claims he knows most of the Miami Beach police officers and even they do not like Socarras. The 52-year old actor went on to say that Socarras is “a 400-pound f**k unfit for duty”. He admitted that during the traffic stop he said to Socarras, “F**k you, I’m not drunk,” and presumed the officer retaliated. Rourke said that he was forced to perform multiple breath tests at the police station, which consistently showed a BAC lower than .08%.

A spokesperson for the Miami Beach Police Department, however, defended Socarros conduct, saying that he was just doing his job.

If you have been arrested for drunk driving in Miami-Dade you will need to hire a Miami DUI attorney.

]]> Actor Mickey Rourke Charged with DUI in Florida with a BAC of .081% http://www.dui.com/dui-library/celebrities/mickey-rourke/actor-mickey-rourke-charged-with-dui-in-florida-with-a-bac-of-081 Actor Mickey Rourke was arrested November 8th in Miami Beach for drunk driving while on his scooter after he failed a field sobriety test and his BAC was slightly over the legal limit. Bill Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:22:04 -0600 Mickey Rourke Actor Mickey RourkeMickey Rourke was charged with suspicion of Florida DUI while riding a scooter. Rourke reportedly left a nightclub with a female companion shortly after 4:00 am, jumped on his 2007 Vespa and proceeded to make an illegal u-turn at a red light right in front of the police.

Miami Beach police say Rourke then drove erratically, weaving between lanes and down the center of the roadway. After being stopped the 51-year old actor asked, “What the (expletive) did I do?”

After detecting a strong odor of alcohol, the police initiated a field sobriety test which Rouke failed. A breath test registered a BAC of .081, slightly over the legal limit in Florida. Despite protesting “I'm not drunk. I didn't even drink that much”, Rourke was booked at the Miami Dade County jail.

Rourke, who described himself as self-employed on the police report, maintains a house in Miami Beach. He has appeared in movies such as Angel Heart, Barfly, 9-1/2 Weeks and Sin City.

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