Peculiar drunk driving articles for the week of March 27

Really odd drunk driving news – Multiples

2 Texas DWI arrests in 15 hours – Javier Rodriguez of Brownsville was charged with driving while intoxicated in Texas after running a vehicle off the road around 2:00 am. He was released at 11:20 am after posting bond. Six hours later Rodriguez ran into the backend of a pick-up truck and rolled his car. He was charged with multiple offenses including TX DWI and intoxicated assault.

2 WV DUI arrests in – A loud exhaust drew the attention of police to a red Chevy Blazer leaving a convenience store in Cedar Grove. The officer followed the SUV and observed it speeding and crossing the centerline twice, and the driver, Scott L. Ramsey, was stopped for suspicion of driving under the influence in West Virginia. While being transported to Charleston for booking, Ramsey told the officer that he had been arrested for DUI by a Kanawha County deputy earlier in the evening and was released on bond just hours before. A background check revealed that Ramsey was convicted of drunk driving in WV in 2000, leading to the filing of a felony third offense DUI.

3 Wisconsin DUI arrests in 3 days – A 60-year old Washington woman vacationing in Wisconsin was arrested three times in three days. She was first arrested after police found her trying to drive out of a ditch. She was wearing only one shoe and registered a blood alcohol content of .21%. Just 24 hours later, the women was found stuck in the snow at a campground that was closed or the winter. She told the officer that she was "finishing up the box of wine in (her) car from yesterday." After spending 12 hours in jail, she was spotted yet again driving erratically, leading to her third charge of drunk driving in Wisconsin and a one month jail sentence.

1 driver; 1 police officer; 3 hours; 2 Idaho DUI arrests – Randy J. Reynolds was arrested for misdemeanor drunk driving in Boise, Idaho around 9:00 pm and his vehicle was left legally parked on the side of the road. That was within police policy, and usually it is the responsibility of the person arrested to have the vehicle towed or removed. After posting bond and being released from jail around 11:30 pm, Reynolds took a taxi to his pick-up truck and less than an hour later he tried to drive again. The same officer who had arrested Reynolds earlier spotted him swerving on the road and initiated another traffic stop about 12:15 am. The second ID DUI arrest led to the impoundment of Reynolds' vehicle.