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DUI stories: 70 news summaries

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 Sam Shepard Faces DUI Rap 


Jan 3, 09 7:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Let the celebrity mugshots of 2009 begin. Actor and playwright Sam Shepard faces charges of drunken driving and speeding after being pulled over in Normal, Ill., the Bloomington Pantagraph reports. Shepard, 65, who won the Pulitzer for his 1979 play Buried Child, reportedly had a blood-alcohol level twice the legal... More »

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DUI • celebrity • actor

(Newser) - Heather Locklear copped a plea in her DUI case today and won't serve jail time, People reports. The actress was arrested in September for driving erratically in Santa Barbara. In exchange for the dismissal of the DUI charges, Locklear pleaded no contest to reckless driving; she will pay a... More »

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DUI • drunk driving • probation • Santa Barbara • reckless driving • Heather Locklear

Drunk Drivers Must Install Breathalyzer Ignition Locks

Six states institute laws requiring gadgets

Jan 2, 09 1:38 PM CST
(AP) - Motorists convicted of driving drunk will have to install breath-monitoring gadgets in their cars under new laws taking effect in six states this week, the AP reports. The ignition interlocks prevent engines from starting until drivers blow into the alcohol detectors to prove they're sober. Alaska, Colorado, Illinois, Nebraska, and... More »

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Alaska • crime • South Carolina • DUI • Nebraska • Washington • drunk driving • Illinois • Colorado • cars • Mothers Against Drunk Driving • ignition locks

Barkley's
Arrest for DUI
Leads to TMI

Hoop Hall of Famer busted en route to intimate encounter

Jan 1, 09 12:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Charles Barkley lived up to his reputation for telling it like it is when Arizona police pulled him over on suspicion of DUI early yesterday, E! reports. Asked why he had run a stop sign at 1:26am, he said he was in a hurry to pick up the... More »

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crime • Arizona • DUI • oral sex • drunk driving • Charles Barkley • Basketball Hall of Fame • TNT

Charles Barkley Busted on Suspicion of DUI

NBA legend refuses breathalyzer, given blood test instead

Dec 31, 08 9:00 AM CST
(AP) - Former NBA star Charles Barkley was arrested in Arizona on suspicion of drinking and driving after running a stop sign at around 1:30 this morning, according to police. Barkley declined to submit to a breath test, but was given a blood test. The results weren't immediately available. After... More »

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basketball • DUI • drunk driving • Phoenix • arrest • Charles Barkley

(Newser) - A Maine man has been charged with drunken driving after police found him, intoxicated, atop an idling Zamboni ice-resurfacer, the Portland Press Herald reports. The man was found inside a building that appeared to have been burglarized and damaged; he was also charged with criminal mischief, burglary, and a... More »

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DUI • drunk driving • Maine • burglary • ice • Portland, Maine • parole violation • Zamboni • operating under the influence

 Kiefer Had to 
 Kick Butts 
 in Slammer 

Star spent 48 days in big house without smoking

Nov 18, 08 10:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Not surprisingly, Kiefer Sutherland didn’t find prison a pleasant experience. “There’s no smoking,” the actor tells Vogue. Though he made it 48 days without cigarettes, the 24 star still hasn’t quit. Sutherland, 41, went on to complain about the lack of privacy, made worse by... More »

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television • prison • smoking • DUI • celebrity • jail • Kiefer Sutherland

Locklear Indicted
on DUI Charge


Nov 17, 08 5:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Prosecutors today charged Heather Locklear with driving under the influence of drugs, People reports. Filed by the district attorney in Santa Barbara, Calif., 2 months after Locklear's DUI arrest, the misdemeanor charge blames her intoxication on "prescription medications." A conviction could force the actress, 47, to pay... More »

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DUI • prescription drugs • Santa Barbara • Heather Locklear

Lohan Sued for Wild High-Speed Car Chase

Plaintiffs say they were shanghaied by intoxicated star

Oct 22, 08 3:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan is being sued by three men who claim the star made them unwilling passengers in a high-speed car chase, reports Access Hollywood. The trio say the "highly intoxicated, as well as angry and aggressive" Lohan drove off with the SUV they were sitting in to chase her... More »

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Lindsay Lohan • DUI • celebrity • lawsuit • car chase

Sox Fans Drove Joba to Drive Drunk: Report

Pitcher's DUI arrest came after taunts about Yankees' season

Oct 21, 08 12:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Joba Chamberlain nearly got into a fistfight with a Red Sox fan before his alleged DUI, the New York Post reports. Chamberlain began the ill-fated night by pounding a couple Grey Goose drinks at a friend’s bar, before hitting a strip club. There he encountered a heckler. “... More »

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Boston Red Sox • New York Yankees • DUI • Nebraska • rivalry • Joba Chamberlain • fans • baseball

Say it Ain't So, Joba: Pitcher Catches DUI

Yankees' Chamberlain arrested in Nebraska on 3 charges

Oct 19, 08 12:06 PM CDT
(AP) - New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, speeding, and having an open container of alcohol in his vehicle. Nebraska State Patrol said Chamberlain was stopped for speeding near his hometown of Lincoln at about 1am yesterday. Chamberlain was taken to the Cornhusker... More »

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MLB • New York Yankees • DUI • Nebraska • speeding • pitcher • Joba Chamberlain • baseball

Reporter Dropped Dime on Locklear, Pocketed $25K

Former US Weekly magazine editor banks on bad driving with TMZ

Oct 2, 08 4:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - A former magazine editor collected $27,500 from a gossip internet site after making the 911 phone call that led to Heather Locklear's DUI bust, reports ABC News. Jill Ishkanian, a one-time editor at Us Weekly magazine, called the cops after spotting Lockyear in the parking lot of a California... More »

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DUI • celebrity • Us Weekly • Heather Locklear

 Locklear Nabbed for SoCal DUI 

Police still determining whether actress was on drugs

Sep 28, 08 5:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - California cops arrested Heather Locklear yesterday for driving under the influence of something—they're just not sure what, TMZ reports. No booze was involved and Locklear was released without bail, say police in Santa Barbara, Calif., who are still conducting drug tests. Her custody battle with ex-hubbie Richie Sambora may... More »

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DUI • Santa Barbara • Richie Sambora • Heather Locklear

 Shia Won't Face DUI Charges 

Other driver to be charged in crash that crushed star's hand

Sep 26, 08 8:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - A lack of evidence means Indiana Jones star Shia LaBeouf won't face DUI charges for the July car crash that crushed his hand, People reports. Prosecutors plan instead to file charges against the other driver, who ran a red light. The sheriff's office no longer has a beef with LaBeouf,... More »

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Shia LaBeouf • DUI • celebrity • car crash

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 Palin's Woes Make
 Her More American

Teen pregnancy, DUI are problems average voters relate to

Sep 1, 08 7:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Revelations about Sarah Palin's personal and political life may in fact boost her image among average Americans, Charles Mahtesian writes in Politico. A pregnant teenage daughter and a husband with a DUI are problems many voters can relate to, unlike the elite scandals of Capitol Hill. "It is this... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • DUI • teen pregnancy • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

Palin's Husband Busted for
DUI in 1986

Latest revelation about family doesn't worry McCain camp

Sep 1, 08 2:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin's husband was arrested in 1986 for driving while intoxicated, the Christian Broadcasting Network reports. Todd Palin, who was dating the VP candidate, then Sarah Heath, was not involved in any accident but was jailed briefly. A spokesman for John McCain told CNN the campaign was aware of the... More »

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Barack Obama • DUI • drunk driving • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Todd Palin

 Office Actor Charged
 With Possession, DUI

Craig Robinson was on speed, coke, cannabis, police say

Aug 15, 08 8:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Office actor Craig Robinson has been hit with drug possession and misdemeanor DUI charges, according to a complaint released today. Los Angeles police say they pulled Robinson over for a traffic violation this summer, discovered drugs in his car, and found him high on amphetamines, cocaine, and cannabis. The... More »

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The Office • DUI • actor • Craig Robinson • television personality • drug charges

Shia LaBeouf Charged With Drunk Driving

Indiana Jones star rolled his car this morning in LA

Jul 27, 08 6:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Police arrested actor Shia LaBeouf early this morning after the 22-year-old rolled his car while attempting a left turn in Los Angeles. LaBeouf was taken to a hospital for injuries to the head, left hand, and knee. No one else was seriously injured. It's LaBeouf's second recent run-in with the... More »

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Shia LaBeouf • car accident • DUI • drunk driving

 Snoop's Wife
 Busted on
 DUI Charge 

Shante Broadus booked early Saturday in LA

Jun 15, 08 11:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Snoop Dogg’s wife was arrested early yesterday on suspicion of drunk driving, the Los Angeles Times reports. Shante Broadus, 32, was issued a citation and is scheduled to appear in court next month. Police would not comment on whether other people were in the vehicle. Broadus and Snoop Dogg... More »

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crime • DUI • drunk driving • Snoop Dogg • drunk

 Other Vick Charged With DUI 

Short car chase ends poorly for former Dolphins QB

Jun 13, 08 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Marcus Vick was arrested today and charged with DUI, the Virginian-Pilot reports. An officer said he approached the former Dolphins quarterback’s car when he heard two people arguing, prompting Vick to speed off. Another officer stopped Vick’s car and administered a sobriety test, which he and his companion... More »

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NFL • Atlanta Falcons • alcohol • football • DUI • Miami Dolphins • driving

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