Showing up drunk at Pennsylvania DUI hearing earns jail time – Travis Hudson, 23, appeared at his court hearing for drunk driving in Pennsylvania disheveled and intoxicated. After a breath test showed his blood alcohol content was well above the legal limit, the judge promptly revoked bail and tossed Hatboro in jail. In addition to PA DUI charges he has now been cited for public drunkenness.

Man earns New Hampshire DWI for driving friend to DWI hearing – Edward Cooper, 50, drove his friend to the Candia courthouse for a NH drunk driving hearing. Cooper proceeded to ram the curb outside the courthouse, drawing the attention of law enforcement. Cooper now has his own hearing coming up for drunk driving.

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NH DUI after leaving driver’s license at a sobriety checkpoint – At a sobriety checkpoint in Portsmouth New Hampshire police asked Peter Glidden to step out of his SUV. Glidden responded by speeding off with tires squealing, nearly hitting the patrol officer. Unfortunately he forgot that he had already handed the officer his driver’s license and registration. Glidden, 32, now faces charges of marijuana possession, disobeying an officer, reckless conduct and misdemeanor New Hampshire DUI.

Judge tries to avoid NJ DWI with Chapstick and a penny – During a booking for suspicion of driving while intoxicated in New Jersey, Peter Tourison applied Chapstick to his lips. That delayed a breath test because NJ DWI law states nothing can be in or around a driver’s mouth for 20 minutes before the test is administered. When the first tube of Chapstick was confiscated, Tourison produced and used another. Then he placed a penny in his mouth. It is suspected that, as a municipal judge, Tourison knew the procedures involved with a breath test and was trying to foil the result. Finally a breath test revealed a blood alcohol content of .08%, the legal limit for intoxication. Tourison, 57, now faces New Jersey DWI and charges from the New Jersey Advisory Committee on Attorney Ethics.

Pennsylvania DUI for a drunk driving crusader – During his 8-year tenure as state police commissioner, Paul J. Evanko was a diligent crusader against drunk driving in Pennsylvania. A photo of Evanko with boxing gloves once appeared on anti-DUI billboards that read, “We're taking off the gloves against DUI offenders.” He implored motorists to not make a mistake when impaired by alcohol. Evanko, 60, ran into another vehicle with his Honda sedan in Dauphin County near Harrisburg around 10:00 pm. Police detected alcohol and arrested the former state top cop for PA DUI. His blood alcohol content was 0.183%, more than twice the legal limit for intoxication.

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Ashley Van Dyke, the former host of ‘Speed TV’, was pulled over for refusing to cooperate with a police officer directing traffic in West Hollywood. She exclaimed in her defense, “...but I'm a race car driver!”. She failed a field sobriety test, registered a blood alcohol content above the legal limit and was arrested for California driving under the influence in LA.

An unidentified man was arrested for drunk driving in Connecticut after moving an ambulance because it was blocking his car. The man had parked illegally in a loading zone and the ambulance parked behind him while responding to an emergency. In addition to driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, he was charged with interfering with police, taking a vehicle without permission and driving with a suspended license.

Dennis Conor Cullen and an unnamed female left a function at Lehigh University and decided to park for an amorous interlude. While later admitting that they had no idea where they parked, they were surprised when a police officer knocked on the window around 3:00 am. They were in the parking lot of the Hellertown Police Department. In a handicapped spot. Next to several marked police cruisers. With the motor running. While not charged with anything having to do with having sex in the car, Cullen was busted on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Ryder Laramore, 44, was pulled over for reported dangerous driving. Bay County police officers saw a bottle of vodka sticking out from under the seat of the vehicle, but it was Ryder’s apparel that really caught their attention. He was wearing a blond wig, fishnet stocking and a black miniskirt. Laramore claimed to have just left a party where he did not drink and a breath test showed .00 BAC. But drugs were found in the car and he did fail a field sobriety test, leading officers to suspect driving under the influence of a narcotic. Laramore is a probation officer and he begged the arresting officers not to book him for fear of losing his job.

Two Colorado DUI arrests in just over three hours – Daniel Ryan Koski was arrested for drunk driving in Colorado at 11:19 pm and released by the Glenwood Springs Police Department with a summons. Though police kept his car keys, Koski returned home and got a second set and tried to recover his vehicle. He was stopped around 2:30 am for weaving and was charged with a second Colorado DUI. After the second arrest, Koski was booked into the county jail.

Two Georgia DUI arrests in one day – Murray County police officers spotted Sean Michael Jones burning rubber in his BMW. When police detected alcohol, the 21-year old was charged with drunk driving in Georgia. Police confiscated his license, but just hours after being bonded out of the Murray County jail, Jones was stopped again by Chattsworth Police. After failing several field sobriety tests, Jones was booked on a second drunk driving offense and bonded out by his father.

Two Connecticut DUI arrests in one weekend – Delmar G. Cooke was charged with drunk driving in Connecticut after being stopped around 8:00 pm Saturday for swerving. Though he was told his driver’s license had been suspended for 24 hours, Cooke was spotted driving erratically again at 5:20 Sunday afternoon. Cooke, 48, had a blood alcohol content two and a half times the legal limit and was charged with second offense driving under the influence in Connecticut.

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Horn blowing leads to New York DWI – Glens Falls police stopped Rodney Northey for excessively blowing his car horn while driving down a street lined with bars. A breath test revealed a blood alcohol content of .23%, nearly three times the limit for intoxication. Northey told police he was blowing his horn to let “people know he was in town.”

Arrest for DWI in New York after multi-object crash – Saugerties police charged Leslie A. Miller, 30, with drunk driving in NY after her van left the road and hit several objects. While driving north, Miller crossed the southbound shoulder and hit a telephone pole, a mailbox, a pickup truck, a fence, three parked cars and a house porch. Miller was booked after being treated for injuries at a local hospital.

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Triple parking leads to New York DWI - Jean Anasta made it easy for police when he triple parked his 2003 Lincoln Town Car on a White Plains avenue and started drinking beer. When police pulled up to the vehicle around 2:30 am, they at first asked Anasta to move but then noticed he was holding an open beer and that his speech was slurred. After failing a field sobriety test, Anasta, 48, was charged with driving while intoxicated in New York.

Lollipop doesn’t help woman out of Washington DUI – Gas station attendants alerted police to a visibly intoxicated woman trying to buy beer and when officers arrived at the scene around 1:00 am they found the 25-year old lying sideways in her car batting at the keys in the ignition. When asked for her driver’s license the woman handed the officer $6, which he declined. After struggling to sit up she tried to get her license from her wallet but instead withdrew and offered the officer a heart shaped lollipop. State patrol officers were summoned and the woman was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence in Washington.

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Tennessee DUI for naked boater - Fishermen were surprised to see a 23-foot cabin cruiser being piloted down the Cumberland River by a naked man. When told to put on his clothes, Robert DeWayne Johnson was too intoxicated to get into his shorts. Johnson, a 45-year old former handyman who married into Nashville society money, was charged with indecent exposure, boating under the influence in Tennessee and reckless and negligent operation of a boat. He has five prior arrests for drunk driving in Tennessee.

Woman offers money and sex to get out of Wisconsin DUI – Elizabeth Ann Kommes, from Iron City, Michigan, was leaving a Wisconsin Dells parking lot when she was stopped for suspicion of drunk driving. After failing a field sobriety test and being arrested, the 30-year old offered the police $10,000 and her ‘services’, including sex, if she was released. Kommes, whose license plate reads ‘TROUBLE’, had bribery of a public official added to charges of driving under the influence in Wisconsin and driving with a suspended license.

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Two South Dakota DUI Arrests in 1 Day – Angel Lacroix was charged with driving under the influence at 1:48 am after police investigated a noisy exhaust system. At 5:19 am police observed the 22-year old driving again and arrested her on a second case of drunk driving.

Two New York DWI Arrests in 2 Hours – Hayley Love, 22, was charged with driving while intoxicated in New York around 1:30 am. Her blood alcohol content was three times the legal limit and her vehicle was confiscated and she was released to a parent. Around 3:20 am the Erie County Sheriff’s Office responded to a burglary call where Andrew Apa, 23, had broken into his own mother’s home. Apa had been kicked out of the house by his mother earlier in the day after a confrontation. While on the scene, Love, apparently the girlfriend of Apa, drove up in her father’s pick-up truck. Officers determined Love’s BAC was still two times the legal limit for intoxication and charged her with a second DWI offense.

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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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Florida DUI for firefighter who stole a fire truck - Ricardo Charleston, a volunteer firefighter from Gretna, was arrested for driving under the influence in Florida after stealing a fire truck. The Gadsden County Sheriff's Office had sent out an alert after midnight asking law enforcement to be on the lookout for the fire truck. Charleston’s was stopped around 1:20 am. In addition to the Florida drunk driving offense, he was charged with grand theft and not having a driver’s license.

Alaska DWI for lawnmower rider in slow speed chase – Shortly after 1:00 am Sunday morning police were alerted to a man riding his red Craftsman lawnmower across several lawns. When spotted, Wyatt Lewis led police on a chase for 200 feet at speeds up to 5 miles per hour. Lewis, 20, failed to acknowledge the police lights and sirens, and the arresting officer ended the chase by exiting his cruiser and walking up to the suspect. Lewis was charged with driving under the influence in Alaska and failure to stop.

Michigan DUI for lawnmower rider in snowstorm – Police in Adrian, Michigan arrested a man who says he drank two bottles of wine and then jumped on his lawnmower to go to the liquor store in a snowstorm. When stopped, he had four bottles of wine in a paper bag. He explained that his wife had taken the family car to work and the mower was his only way of reaching the store, which was two miles away. Police charged him with drunk driving in Michigan, and they seized the mower.

California DUI after two wrecks in six hours on same highway – Nye County District Attorney Robert Beckett rolled a county-owned SUV around 1:30 pm on a California desert highway about 30 miles southwest of Pahrump, Nevada. Police did not suspect alcohol and Beckett managed to catch a ride to his home in Pahrump in a tow truck. After dinner, Beckett, 49, then headed back out and wrecked the family 2005 Dodge van around 7:30 pm on the same highway. A California Highway Patrol officer responding to the second accident scene detected alcohol. After Beckett failed a field sobriety test, he was charged with drunk driving in California. Beckett said he was driving to Santa Barbara to attend an annual meeting of the State Bar of Nevada.

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The occupants of the home fished her out and when told her truck was in the water, Carlin said “I can get it out”. Carlin slipped into the couple’s house and then left without providing any information. She was stopped nearby as she entered another residence. The Florida Highway Patrol charged Carlin with driving under the influence in Florida, DUI with property damage, trespassing and leaving the scene of an accident.

New York DWI for man on motorized cooler – Leslie J. "Bomber" Marr was stopped for swerving on the street and driving on the sidewalk while on his ‘Cruzin Cooler’. The electric powered cooler has room for a case of beer and ice and can travel at speeds as high as 13 miles per hour. New York DWI laws prohibit use of any motorized vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Marr was charged with driving while intoxicated in New York and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

Man walks 25 miles for Pennsylvania DUI sentencing – After his brother failed to arrive to give him a ride and despite temperatures in the 90s, Stephen Shoemaker decided to walk 25 miles to the Cumberland County Courthouse for a hearing on his Pennsylvania drunk driving conviction. He arrived about 3:30 pm, with a brief stop at a regional medical center for treatment for dehydration, and he faced a warrant for his arrest for failing to make his 9:30 appointment. Upon hearing Shoemaker’s story though, the judge rescinded the warrant and rescheduled sentencing for July. A Deputy Public Defender gave Shoemaker a ride home.

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Taser and pepper spray takes down New Mexico man during DWI arrest – Luis De La Rosa was stopped around 3:30 am for a traffic violation. When police detected alcohol they attempted to arrest the 23-year old, but De La Rosa broke free and got behind the wheel of his car. He was hit with a Taser gun but managed to start his car. In an effort to stop him from driving away, officers hit him with pepper spray. De La Rosa did get his car in gear and lead police on a chase at speeds up to 90 mph. He crashed into a barb-wire fence though he attempted to drive away again before police boxed him in. De La Rosa was charged with New Mexico DWI and felony evasion of a police officer.

Louisiana DWI for man found inside overturned car – A Caddo Parish sheriff's deputy found Jessie Streetman asleep in his overturned car. Streetman, 28, had lost control of his Mitsubishi Lancer, hit an embankment and came to a rest upside down. Streetman was booked on charges of drunk driving in Louisiana at the Caddo Correctional Center.

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Pennsylvania DUI for mother and son – A sixteen year old from Perkasie was stopped by police in the early morning hours and charged with under-aged drinking and driving. He called his mother to pick him up but Tracy Patel, 42, showed up at police headquarters intoxicated and was charged with drunk driving in Pennsylvania after failing a field sobriety test.

The same police department dealt with a drunk woman in September 2005 who arrived at police headquarters and parked right next to patrol cars to pick up a friend who had been arrested earlier for driving under the influence.

And the very next month, the same police department charged a woman for DUI after she showed up drunk at police headquarters to pick up a man who had been arrested for Pennsylvania DUI.

And in December 2004, the same police department charged a man with DUI after he arrived to pick up his roommate who had been charged with drunk driving earlier in the evening.

One Ferrari, two men, two Washington DUI arrests – A California State Patrol plane spotted a 2005 Ferrari F430 speeding and weaving through traffic on the approach to the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge in Seattle. Troopers on the ground stopped the vehicle and charged the 35-year old driver with reckless driving and driving under the influence in Washington. The 31-year old owner of the car, who had been a passenger, was also intoxicated. He waited until a tow truck arrived and police left, however, and then dismissed the truck and drove off in his car. The State Patrol airplane was still overhead though and officers on the ground were alerted. The Ferrari was stopped a second time minutes later and the owner was charged with DUI. The Ferrari was impounded.

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