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  • July 2008

    • Shia LaBeouf Charged With Drunk Driving

      People  |  Jul 27, 08 6:28 PM CDT

      Shia LaBeouf Charged With Drunk Driving

      (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 law—he was charged with appearing intoxicated and refusing to leave a Chicago store in November. Charges were later dropped. More »

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      drunk driving  • DUI  • car accident  • Shia LaBeouf

    • Facebook, MySpace Offer Prime Evidence

      Associated Press  |  Jul 20, 08 7:13 PM CDT

      Facebook, MySpace Offer Prime Evidence

      (AP) - Social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace have offered crime-solving help to detectives and become a resource for employers vetting job applicants. Now the sites are proving fruitful for prosecutors, who have used damaging Internet photos of defendants to cast doubt on their character during sentencing hearings and argue for harsher punishment, reports the AP. In one Rhode Island case, Facebook photos helped lead to a 2-year prison sentence. More »

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      Internet  • Facebook  • social networking  • MySpace  • prison  • jail  • drunk driving  • party

    • Khloe Spends 173 Minutes in Slammer

      Us Magazine  |  Jul 19, 08 12:52 PM CDT

      Khloe Spends 173 Minutes in Slammer

      (Newser) - Reality TV starlet Khloe Kardashian is free today after spending 173 minutes in a California jail for a parole violation, Us Weekly reports. For those keeping track, her stay was more than twice as long as Nicole Richie’s last year at the same detention facility. More »

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      Los Angeles  • drunk driving  • rehab  • incarceration

    • Drunk Golf-Cart Driver Charged in Accident

      Minneapolis Star Tribune  |  Jul 7, 08 2:40 PM CDT

      Drunk Golf-Cart Driver Charged in Accident

      (Newser) - A 47-year-old Minnesota man is facing vehicular-homicide charges after a friend fell from the golf cart he was driving while intoxicated Friday and died. The 41-year-old passenger fell backward from the rear of the moving cart after a fireworks display at a campground. He struck his head on a paved road, and CPR attempts failed to revive him. More »

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      alcohol  • drunk driving  • accidental death  • golf cart

  • June 2008

    • Snoop's Wife Busted on DUI Charge

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 15, 08 11:13 AM CDT

      Snoop's Wife Busted on DUI Charge

      (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 have been married since 1997 and have three children. More »

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      crime  • drunk driving  • DUI  • drunk  • Snoop Dogg

  • May 2008

    • After Scandal, NYC Rep Won't Run Again

      Associated Press  |  May 20, 08 8:58 AM CDT

      After Scandal, NYC Rep Won't Run Again

      (Newser) - Vito Fossella, the Republican congressman whose drunk-driving bust earlier this month led to the discovery that he had a lover and child on the side, has decided not to run for reelection, the AP reports. He said today the decision was based on the need to "concentrate on healing the wounds that I have caused to my wife and family."  More »

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      New York City  • affair  • drunk driving  • love child  • political scandals  • congressman  • re-election  • Vito Fossella

    • Yankees-BoSox Rivalry Seen in NH Death

      Boston Globe  |  May 6, 08 12:35 PM CDT

      Yankees-BoSox Rivalry Seen in NH Death

      (Newser) - The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry has officially gotten deadly, the Boston Globe reports: Ivonne Hernandez, a 43-year-old New Hampshire woman, was charged with second-degree murder yesterday after allegedly driving her car into a crowd of jeering Red Sox fans, killing Matthew Beaudoin. Beaudoin, 29, was reportedly among a crowd chanting “Yankees suck!” after spotting an NY sticker on the car. More »

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      New York Yankees  • Boston Red Sox  • drunk driving  • fans  • rivalry

  • April 2008

    • 1 in 6 Drink and Drive: Survey

      Reuters  |  Apr 23, 08 12:48 PM CDT

      1 in 6 Drink and Drive: Survey

      (Newser) - About 15% of Americans drove under the influence of alcohol in the past year, and another 4.7% drove while on drugs, according to a new government survey. Wisconsinites were particularly hammered, with 26.4% driving drunk, followed closely by North Dakota (24.9%) and Minnesota (23.4%). Utah had the national low at 9.5%, Reuters reports. More »

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      alcohol  • Utah  • drunk driving  • Wisconsin  • driving

    • Bon Jovi Guitarist Cops DUI Deal

      E! Online  |  Apr 23, 08 6:40 AM CDT

      Bon Jovi Guitarist Cops DUI Deal

      (Newser) - Bon Jovi rocker Richie Sambora may have to take extra care next time he gets behind the wheel of a steel horse, but the axman will be staying out of jail after cutting a deal with prosecutors over drunk driving charges, E! Online reports. The guitarist, busted last month for driving under the influence with his 10-year-old daughter in the car, will be livin' on informal probation for three years. More »

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      drunk driving  • DUI  • rock stars  • guitarist  • plea bargain  • Bon Jovi  • Richie Sambora

    • Bullock OK After Crash With Drunk Driver

      Boston Herald  |  Apr 19, 08 6:58 PM CDT

      Bullock OK After Crash With Drunk Driver

      (Newser) - A woman accused of drunk driving slammed head-on into Sandra Bullock's SUV last night near the Massachusetts coast, the Boston Globe reports. Bullock, 43, her husband, Jesse James, 39, and their driver were unhurt in the crash. Police said oncoming driver Lucille Gatchell "almost giggled" when told who she had hit. "She said, 'My first drunk driving and I hit Sandra Bullock,'" a policeman said. More »

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      celebrity  • drunk driving  • DUI

    • 'Grossly Negligent' Driving Led to Diana's Death: Jury

      Daily Mail (UK)  |  Apr 7, 08 10:49 AM CDT

      'Grossly Negligent' Driving Led to Diana's Death: Jury

      (Newser) - Princess Diana was killed by the “grossly negligent” driving of an inebriated Henri Paul and the paparazzi following the car, the inquest jury declared today, ruling the 1997 crash an “unlawful killing.” The jury added that not wearing seat belts had contributed to Diana and Dodi Fayed’s fates. Dodi's father, Mohamed Fayed, stormed out of court, disgusted his conspiracy theory had been rejected. More »

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      Princess Diana  • drunk driving  • Diana inquest  • Dodi al Fayed  • Mohamed al Fayed  • Henri Paul

  • February 2008

    • Brazil Cracks Down on Booze

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Feb 20, 08 10:03 AM CST

      Brazil Cracks Down on Booze

      (Newser) - The president of Brazil is pushing for stricter alcohol regulations following the release of two studies showing more Brazilians are abusing alcohol and at an earlier age, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The government has already temporarily banned the sale of alcohol on federal highways, and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wants Congress to limit daytime alcohol advertising on TV and radio. More »

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      advertising  • alcohol  • Brazil  • beer  • drunk driving  • alcohol abuse  • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

    • Judge Cuts Loose Mel Gibson

      Reuters  |  Feb 14, 08 4:07 AM CST

      Judge Cuts Loose Mel Gibson

      (Newser) - Actor Mel Gibson is free to serve out the rest of his drunk driving probation without returning to the courthouse, Reuters reports. "You're on your own now with the self-help groups, so this is the most difficult time for you," a judge told the Apocalypto director yesterday. "Good luck to you as you continue your rehabilitation." More »

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      drunk driving  • anti-Semitism  • probation  • Mel Gibson

    • Wash. Weighs Bill Ordering 'Drunk Driver' Plates

      Seattle Times  |  Feb 12, 08 5:32 PM CST

      Wash. Weighs Bill Ordering 'Drunk Driver' Plates

      (Newser) - Washington state is considering a measure that would require convicted drunken drivers to use fluorescent-yellow license plates for 1 year after they regain the right to drive, the Seattle Times reports. The state senator behind the bill argues that the shame factor is a "very large deterrent," and says the plates would warn other motorists they are near a potential danger. More »

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      alcohol  • drunk driving  • Washington state

    • Let's All Go for a Ride-Call-Text-Meal-Movie

      New York Times  |  Feb 12, 08 2:55 PM CST

      Let's All Go for a Ride-Call-Text-Meal-Movie

      (Newser) - As if cell phones weren’t distracting enough, car manufacturers are clogging dashboards with enough gadgets to ensure drivers' attention is on anything but the road, the New York Times reports. With driver distraction figuring in 80% of crashes, front-seat DVD players and the like enrage safety advocates. “You’re looking at a situation that could rival drunk driving,” said one expert. More »

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      car  • drunk driving  • gadget  • car safety

    • She Buckled Up Beer, Not Baby

      First Coast News  |  Feb 6, 08 11:53 AM CST

      She Buckled Up Beer, Not Baby

      (Newser) - A woman driving drunk on a Florida highway had safely buckled up a case of Busch beer for a Super Bowl party—but not the year-old baby riding in the back of her car, according to police. The woman was pulled over after she ran a red light and was seen driving erratically near St. Augustine, reports First Coast News . More »

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      Florida  • beer  • drunk driving  • DUI  • Super Bowl

  • January 2008

    • 'Model Prisoner' Sutherland Leaves Jail

      People  |  Jan 21, 08 2:55 PM CST

      'Model Prisoner' Sutherland Leaves Jail

      (Newser) - Actor Kiefer Sutherland walked out of a California jail today after serving all 48 days of his sentence for DUI and violating probation, People reports. The 24 star looked "glad to be out," said a prison spokesman. Sutherland did his time in an 8-by-10 cell, spending his birthday, Christmas, and New Year's in the can. More »

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      celebrity  • television  • alcohol  • prison  • drunk driving  • DUI  • Kiefer Sutherland  • 24  • Jack Bauer

    • Judge Sends Lohan to the Morgue

      Associated Press  |  Jan 18, 08 10:47 AM CST

      Judge Sends Lohan to the Morgue

      (Newser) - Glamorous, it ain't. Lindsay Lohan will begin working at a morgue as punishment for her most recent drunken driving conviction, the AP reports. Lohan will put in two days of community service at the morgue and another two in a hospital emergency room. The court-ordered program is aimed to illustrate the consequences of driving while drunk. More »

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      cocaine  • Lindsay Lohan  • drunk driving  • rehab  • DUI

  • December 2007

    • Kiefer Starts 48 Days in Stir for Drunk Rap

      Associated Press  |  Dec 6, 07 5:06 AM CST

      Kiefer Starts 48 Days in Stir for Drunk Rap

      (Newser) - As a man who knows the value of a day, 24 star Kiefer Sutherland didn't wait until the March 30 deadline to start his jail term: he was ready to go as soon as his 48-day sentence was handed down yesterday. The actor was sentenced for driving drunk for the second time in three years, AP reports. More »

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      jail  • drunk driving  • Kiefer Sutherland

  • November 2007

    • Pull Over, Father

      Der Spiegel  |  Nov 3, 07 5:08 PM CDT

      Pull Over, Father

      (Newser) - Irish priests are carping about a government proposal to lower the legal blood alcohol limit for drivers from .08 to .05, fearing that communion wine may make them legally drunk. “I don't like to use the word wine, as it is Christ's blood,” says one priest, “but it still has all the characteristics of wine when in the blood stream.” Non-alcoholic vino is no option, he adds, for it requires case-by-case church approval.  More »

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      Catholic Church  • wine  • drunk driving  • Catholicism  • Ireland  • mass

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