Peculiar drunk driving articles for the week of January 9

Really odd drunk driving news.

Nevada DUI for DUI tester – Kathleen Cherry, 53, is employed as a phlebotomist trained to draw blood for testing blood-alcohol content of those suspected drunk driving in Nevada. Cherry was charged with NV DUI herself after reportedly driving to work drunk. Though she claimed to have had only one margarita, she failed several field sobriety tests and had a BAC above the .08% legal limit for intoxication.

New Jersey DWI suspect leaves door at crash scene – Police investigating a hit-and-run accident scene found a car door that helped them track down an alleged drunk driver. Deirdre Ruth, 20, hit a utility pole and then fled the scene. Police found the door of her 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier at the scene, along with several personal papers with her name and address. Then came a report of a 1996 Chevy Cavalier with a missing door crashing into a stone wall two miles away. Ruth now faces charges of driving while intoxicated in New Jersey, underage drunk driving and numerous moving traffic violations.

Driver switches seats to avoid Utah DUI arrest – An unidentified West Valley City woman was reportedly driving recklessly through a Costco parking lot when she hit a curb and blew out a tire. Before police responded to the scene, the woman switched places with her 15-year old daughter. Witnesses were able to place her behind the wheel at the time of the accident however, and a breath test revealed a blood-alcohol content of .246% or more than three times the legal limit.

Pennsylvania DUI for man doing donuts on airport runway – Police responded to a 24-year old Ohio man doing donuts on the snow and ice covered runway of the Beaver County Airport, 40 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. After initially ignoring orders to stop spinning, the man finally explained to police that he had permission from the Federal Aviation Administration to test brakes on the runway. He was charged with suspicion of drunk driving in Pennsylvania, trespassing and other offenses.

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