Peculiar drunk driving articles for the week of March 20

Really odd drunk driving news – Vehicles

Tennessee DUI and a Stolen Bus – Officers with the Dickson County Sheriff's Office were responding to a single vehicle accident when they received a report of a man stealing a bus in the same area. When the officers arrived on the scene they found Nicholas Creech, 31, had used the bus to pull his car from a ditch and then returned the bus to where it had originally been parked. Creech briefly struggled with police, leading to charges of assault on an officer and resisting arrest, on top of charges of driving under the influence in Tennessee, felony theft, filing a false report and vandalism to county property.

New York DWI and a Rental Car – Police report that Marvin Rice Jr. lost control of a rental car and crashed into a pole on Long Island. Investigators found that the 27-year old had rented the vehicle to avoid the court ordered ignition interlock that had been installed in his own car. Rice had agreed to the device’s installation following a 2005 arrest for drunk driving in New York.

Florida DUI and a Lawnmower – Damon Hayward of Green Cove Springs enjoys cutting lawns and helping others. He decided one night to drive his mower to a nearby gas station to fill up the gas tank for the next day’s jobs. Hawyard drove off in the dark without using his headlights, leading police to stop him. Hawyard was soon being arrested for driving under the influence in Florida. He does not have a car because of a prior FL DUI conviction.

Oklahoma DUI and a Polce Cruiser – Police in Edmond, Oklahoma were flagged down by a citizen for help with suspicious activity in a bar. When the officers entered the bar to investigate, Aaron Green jumped in the patrol car and drove off. The cruiser was equipped with a GPS tracking device, making it easy for officers to apprehend Green about three miles away. He was charged with a number of offenses, including drunk driving in Oklahoma.

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