Peculiar Drunk Driving Articles for the Week of October 17, 2008

Really Odd DUI/DWI News – Doubling Up.

Two Illinois DUI arrests in one day – John Stanley was stopped in Mt. Carmel at 10:15 am for driving his vehicle in an erratic manner. After failing a field sobriety test and registering a blood alcohol level more than three times the legal limit, he was booked on charges of driving under the influence in Illinois. He posted bond and was released around 3:00 pm. Stanley was then pulled over again at 3:43 pm for swerving. He was charged with his second Ill DUI and other traffic offenses. Stanley is the city attorney for the nearby town of Carmi.

Two Colorado DUI arrests in just over three hours – Daniel Ryan Koski was arrested for drunk driving in Colorado at 11:19 pm and released by the Glenwood Springs Police Department with a summons. Though police kept his car keys, Koski returned home and got a second set and tried to recover his vehicle. He was stopped around 2:30 am for weaving and was charged with a second Colorado DUI. After the second arrest, Koski was booked into the county jail.

Two Georgia DUI arrests in one day – Murray County police officers spotted Sean Michael Jones burning rubber in his BMW. When police detected alcohol, the 21-year old was charged with drunk driving in Georgia. Police confiscated his license, but just hours after being bonded out of the Murray County jail, Jones was stopped again by Chattsworth Police. After failing several field sobriety tests, Jones was booked on a second drunk driving offense and bonded out by his father.

Two Connecticut DUI arrests in one weekend – Delmar G. Cooke was charged with drunk driving in Connecticut after being stopped around 8:00 pm Saturday for swerving. Though he was told his driver’s license had been suspended for 24 hours, Cooke was spotted driving erratically again at 5:20 Sunday afternoon. Cooke, 48, had a blood alcohol content two and a half times the legal limit and was charged with second offense driving under the influence in Connecticut.

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