Week of March 2nd Peculiar Drunk Driving Articles

Really Odd Drunk Driving News – Do as I say, not as I do.

Maryland State’s Attorney – Davis R. Ruark, Wicomico County’s top prosecutor and member of the county's Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council, was stopped in a county owned vehicle by Ocean City police for speeding and crossing the center-line. He failed a field sobriety test and a breath test revealed a blood alcohol content above the .08% legal limit for driving while intoxicated in Maryland. Ruark, 52, made headlines for being the person who prosecuted Olympic swimming star Michael Phelps for Maryland DWI in 2004.

Florida DUI Program Director – Margot "Peggy" Cioffi, executive director of the Comprehensive Offender Rehabilitation and Education Program that oversees people on parole for Florida DUI, rammed into the back-end of another car and fled the scene. Martin County deputies located Cioffi shortly after sitting in her car in her garage. Her blood alcohol content registered .34%, more than four times the legal limit for drunk driving in Florida. Her BAC was so high that a doctor had to clear Cioffi before she was booked into jail. Cioffi, 59, was charged with driving under the influence in Florida, leaving the scene of an accident, resisting arrest and disorderly intoxication.

Oklahoma State Legislator – John Trebilcock, state Representative from Broken Arrow, was spotted driving without headlights around 2:30 in the morning in Tulsa. When stopped, police observed a strong odor of alcohol, slurred speech and bloodshot eyes. Trebilcock failed field sobriety tests and refused to submit to a breath test citing its unreliability. He was booked on suspicion of driving under the influence in Oklahoma. Trebilcock authored a state bill in 2005 that requires people convicted of multiple Oklahoma DUI arrests to install ignition interlock devices in their vehicles before having their driver’s license returned.

President of Pennsylvania Substance-Abuse Facility – Douglas D. Tieman was charged with Florida DUI shortly after attending a fundraiser in the Palm Beach area. Tieman has been the president of the Caron Treatment Centers, an alcohol and drug abuse treatment facility in Berks County, Pennsylvania, since 1995.