Actor Chris Klein was stopped by the California Highway Patrol early Wednesday morning for suspicion of driving under the influence in LA. An officer stopped Klein on the 101 Freeway about 3:15 am. The 31-year old star of the ‘American Pie’ movies reportedly failed a field sobriety test and was arrested.

This is Klein’s second California DUI offense. He pleaded guilty in 2005 to two misdemeanor counts of drunk driving after registering a blood alcohol content of .20%. He received five years probation and was fined $1800 for that offense.

Klein starred as high school jock Chris ‘Oz’ Ostreicher in the 1999 ‘American Pie’, and its sequel. He has been linked romantically in the past with Katie Holmes and Ginnifer Goodwin.

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Last Friday evening, sheriff’s deputies conducting a sobriety checkpoint at the Bedford County-Campbell County line heard a knocking noise coming from the trunk of one of the vehicles. When the driver was asked what was in the trunk, she replied a goat.

Fiona Ann Enderdy claimed that transporting animals in the trunk of a vehicle was acceptable practice in the United Kingdom. She said that she had purchased the goat from a farmer to give to the four Kenyan men who were in the car.

An animal control officer who was working at the checkpoint said that the goat was panting heavily and the temperature in the trunk was quite high. The goat was given water and taken to the Bedford County pound. Enderdy was charged with cruelty to an animal and released.

The Virginia DUI checkpoint was conducted by the state police, three county sheriff’s departments and two local police departments. Nearly 15,000 vehicles passed through the checkpoint over a four hour period, resulting in three arrests for DUI in Virginia and one arrest for drugs.

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Wednesday morning a Georgetown woman was arrested for driving under the influence in Georgia as she slipped in and out of consciousness after dropping her son off at summer school. About a half mile from the school, Barbara Thornton nearly struck another vehicle and a pole while pulling into a gas station parking lot. She then passed out in her car.

A Quitman County Sheriff’s deputy was able to shake Thornton awake but she was incoherent. She was unable to maintain her balance to perform field sobriety tests and she kept closing her eyes and falling asleep. Thornton said that she had taken medication before the incident. Because she refused to provide a blood or urine sample to test for drugs or alcohol, her driver’s license was suspended. She was booked at the Miller County Jail on charges of DUI in Georgia.

Thornton, 34, had been arrested for possession of cocaine last March and sentenced to probation.

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Police in Crestview Florida report the arrest of a man who said he was distracted by an alligator before driving over a curb, through a long grassy area and into a ditch. He told the officer investigating the accident to be careful of the lions and leopards around.

The 40-year old man from Texas was asked to perform a field sobriety test and he nearly fell over trying to complete it. Breath tests showed he had a .091-.092% BAC, slightly above the legal threshold of .08%. While being booked into jail for driving under the influence in Florida, the man stood up, walked to a desk and said he was “waiting to check-out”.

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New penalties are scheduled to go into effect for those arrested for driving under the influence in Colorado. Beginning July 1, 2010 those Colorado DUI offenders will face more jail time and additional public service.

A drunk driver could be sentenced up to 5 days in jail for a first offense. A second arrest will bring about a mandatory minimum 10 day jail sentence, and a third or subsequent offense would result in a mandatory minimum 60 day jail term. The new law removes the judge’s discretion in the case and is in response to reaction to an investigation that showed repeat offenders often received fairly light penalties. Currently, a judge can reduce a jail sentence for repeat offenders to as few as 6 days.

Those convicted of drunk driving in Colorado will also have to serve more public service hours and pay for their own drug or alcohol rehabilitation. Failure to undergo treatment could result in a additional time in jail.

The new law is intended to address the problems of chronic drinking and driving. It is hoped that getting help will reduce recidivism and possibly save lives.

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A Department of Public Safety patrol car was struck by a drunk driver heading the wrong way on a major highway. Around 2:00 Wednesday morning Officer James Waltermire noticed headlights coming toward him on Loop 101 in Glendale. He activated his emergency lights and siren and began a zigzagging motion to get cars behind him to stop or slow down. The on-coming Ford pick-up truck hit the driver’s side of the DPS car, and despite causing extensive damage to both vehicles, continued driving for about 100 yards before coming to a stop. The truck even lost a tire during the wreck, which bounced into a Suburban. No one was injured in any of the involved vehicles.

The driver of the pick-up jumped out of his wrecked vehicle and fled on foot. Michael Chicharello was apprehended shortly after and officers initiated a drunk driving investigation. A preliminary breath test showed that Chicharello had a blood alcohol content of 0.252%, more than three times the legal limit for intoxication in Arizona.

Chicharello, 31, was booked for driving under the influence in Arizona, aggravated assault, endangerment, criminal damage and leaving the scene of an accident. Officer Waltermire, a five year veteran with the DPS, was roundly praised by the department spokesperson, saying his actions probably saved someone’s life.

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The news of the arrest of an Elyria woman for drunk driving in Ohio comes with some unusual details. Officers say that Wendy Phillips pulled out in front of a police cruiser last Friday afternoon and then drove off the side of the road and nearly hit a stop sign. They stopped her just a block away from the police station.

As the officers approached the vehicle, Phillips threw a bottle of vodka out the window. It broke on the courthouse drive. Phillips was unable to stand without help and she then told the arresting officers, “I pooped my pants. I ate too much corn.”

Phillips, 46, was charged with driving under the influence in Ohio, child endangerment and failure to maintain control of her vehicle. She has a prior Ohio DUI arrest.

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A school bus driver from Swarthmore Pennsylvania has been charged with drunk driving while transporting a student. Christine Rogers was stopped by police Monday afternoon after a motorist called authorities about her erratic driving. Officers found an empty bottle of vodka and more liquor on the bus. At the time of the traffic stop, there was one student on board.

Rogers, 48, submitted to a preliminary breath test which registered a blood alcohol content of 0.374%. Pennsylvania DUI law sets the legal threshold for intoxication for all mototists at 0.08%. For school bus drivers the limit is 0.02%. With the combination of her job description and an exceptionally high BAC, Rogers is facing enhanced penalties for drunk driving in Pennsylvania.

The school district immediately fired Rogers following the arrest.

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An elderly Pittsville man suffered twice during an accident in Ocean City, Maryland early Monday. A car driven by drunk driver Jason Mackulin collided with a vehicle driven by 66-year old Hubert Burchette. Mackulin then assaulted Burchette while still trapped in his car.

Mackulin and two passengers from his vehicle then fled the scene on foot. They were all arrested, with Mackulin being charged with assault and driving under the influence in Maryland. Burchette was seriously injured in the crash and attack.

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A Long Island teen is facing charges of driving while intoxicated in NY after a car fire on the Meadowbrook State Parkway. Police found Robert Abreu standing next to his burning vehicle around 5:15 pm last Sunday. Abreu told the officers that he had driven about five miles on four flat tires before the car caught fire.

Abreu, 17, failed field sobriety tests and was booked for New York DWI and other traffic violations. He will be arraigned in district court in Hempstead.

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