Week of July 21 - DUI / DWI Shorts

Really Odd DUI/DWI News.

Stripper claims job led to Alabama DUI – Patsy Hamaker filed suit against her employer, The Furnace, claiming it encouraged customers to buy her drinks while she worked as a stripper and then let her leave the club while intoxicated. Hamaker hopes to receive compensation for injuries sustained when she wrecked her car while driving under the influence in Alabama. Her attorney declined to comment as to whether Hamaker continues to work at the club.

Man drives drunk to New York DWI victims panel – As part of a sentence for drunk driving in New York, Michael Jackson, of Canton, Ohio, was required to attend a STOP-DWI victim impact panel. According to the Steuben County Sheriff's Department, Jackson drove drunk from his home in Ohio to Bath, New York. He now faces the charge of felony NY DWI.

Florida man wakes and crashes into police cruiser while trying to flee – As Tampa police approached a vehicle in which the driver appeared to have passed out, the man awoke, tried to speed off and crashed into a police cruiser and a concrete pole. Marcus Courval Earle was charged with Florida DUI, careless driving and driving with a suspended license.

Call to police for help leads to arrest for DUI – Charles Alexander, of Longmont, Colorado called Tempe, Arizona police when his car would not start. When officers arrived to help jump start the vehicle, they determined Alexander had outstanding warrants for his arrest stemming from Arizona DUI convictions in both Scottsdale and Maricopa County. He was also wanted for failing to appear in court twice on the DUI offenses.

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