This Week’s DWI Shorts

Really Odd DWI News

Florida DUI after man claims car was stolen – Florida Highway Patrol was investigating an abandoned Cadillac that had slammed into a sign and a power pole when the Pasco County Sheriff's Office received a call came from its owner who claimed the vehicle had been stolen. Police convinced Wade Jeffery Whitman to come to the accident scene. When Whitman, 33, arrived police noticed his bloodshot eyes and unsteady gait. He eventually confessed to being out the night before but was unsure about the details of the accident. After failing a series of field sobriety tests, Whitman was charged with driving under the influence in Florida.

Taser and pepper spray takes down New Mexico man during DWI arrest – Luis De La Rosa was stopped around 3:30 am for a traffic violation. When police detected alcohol they attempted to arrest the 23-year old, but De La Rosa broke free and got behind the wheel of his car. He was hit with a Taser gun but managed to start his car. In an effort to stop him from driving away, officers hit him with pepper spray. De La Rosa did get his car in gear and lead police on a chase at speeds up to 90 mph. He crashed into a barb-wire fence though he attempted to drive away again before police boxed him in. De La Rosa was charged with New Mexico DWI and felony evasion of a police officer.

Louisiana DWI for man found inside overturned car – A Caddo Parish sheriff's deputy found Jessie Streetman asleep in his overturned car. Streetman, 28, had lost control of his Mitsubishi Lancer, hit an embankment and came to a rest upside down. Streetman was booked on charges of drunk driving in Louisiana at the Caddo Correctional Center.

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