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Wash. Weighs Bill Ordering 'Drunk Driver' Plates

'Scarlet letter' measure divides legislators

Feb 12, 08 5:32 PM CST
(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... More »

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alcohol • drunk driving • Washington state

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

Dashboard gadgets multiply almost uncontrollably

Feb 12, 08 2:55 PM CST
(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’... More »

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drunk driving • car safety • gadget • cars

She Buckled Up Beer, Not Baby

Fla. woman busted for drunken driving heading to Super Bowl party

Feb 6, 08 11:53 AM CST
(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... More »

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Florida • Super Bowl • DUI • beer • drunk driving • Busch beer • seat belt

'Model Prisoner' Sutherland Leaves Jail

24 star served 48 days for DUI, 'never griped'

Jan 21, 08 2:55 PM CST
(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,... More »

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

Judge Sends Lohan to the Morgue

Actress will chase
DUI conviction with community service

Jan 18, 08 10:47 AM CST
(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... More »

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rehab • cocaine • Lindsay Lohan • DUI • drunk driving • morgue

Kiefer Starts
48 Days in Stir
for Drunk Rap

Star of 24 checks in early to do time on 2nd drunk driving bust

Dec 6, 07 5:06 AM CST
(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... More »

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drunk driving • jail • Kiefer Sutherland

Pull Over, Father

Irish clergy oppose new drunk driving standard, fearing it would rule out communion

Nov 3, 07 5:08 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Kim Joins the 'Lost' DUI Parade

Another actor arrested for drunk driving in Hawaii

Oct 26, 07 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Daniel Dae Kim has become the third actor from "Lost" to be busted for drunk driving, the Honolulu Advertiser reports. Kim, who plays Jin-Soo Kwan on the hit series, was pulled over for driving erratically early yesterday in Hawaii, where the show is filmed. His BAC was .168, more... More »

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Lost • DUI • drunk driving • Daniel Dae Kim • Cynthia Watros • Michelle Rodriguez

24's Sutherland Tagged With DUI

Cops pop action hero in wee hours

Sep 25, 07 10:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kiefer Sutherland might be torturing himself after LA police charged the 24 star with driving under the influence early this morning. The actor was pulled over around 1:30am after making an illegal U-turn, the LA Times reports, and failed field sobriety and Breathalyzer tests. More »

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DUI • drunk driving • Kiefer Sutherland

Lohan Sentenced to Day in Jail

And three days at the morgue

Aug 24, 07 4:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hollywood wild child Lindsay Lohan was sentenced to a single day in jail as part of a plea deal on misdemeanor charges of drunk driving and cocaine possession, reports AP. The actress was also sentenced to three years probation, ten days of community service, a  rehab program, and three days... More »

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Paris Hilton • cocaine • Lindsay Lohan • drunk driving • celebrity • drug possession • Beverly Hills • jail • misdemeanor • Nicole Richie • Wonderland Center

Lohan Escapes Drug-Possession Charges

Tabloid queen faces seven misdemeanors after DUI arrests

Aug 23, 07 6:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan scored a lucky break today when LA County authorities decided not to bring felony drug-possession charges against the actress in two DUI arrests. She faces seven misdemeanors—including being under the influence of cocaine—but police decided the amounts of coke found at the crime scenes either were... More »

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rehab • cocaine • Lindsay Lohan • DUI • drug use • drunk driving • celebrity • drug possession • conviction • jail • misdemeanor

Bill Murray's Perfect Day Ruined

Actor admits to driving golf cart under the influence in Sweden

Aug 22, 07 5:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Murray stole a scene out of “Caddyshack” today by admitting to driving a golf cart through downtown Sweden while under the influence. When cops pulled him over, the lively thespian refused to take a breathalyzer test but did sign a statement admitting he had been drinking. Police said... More »

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golf • drunk driving • Sweden • Bill Murray • Stockholm • golf cart • actor

Chase Parks Lohan in Court

Driver sues starlet
over alleged drunken car pursuit

Aug 14, 07 5:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - An apparent drunken car chase has already landed starlet Lindsay Lohan in trouble for drugs and in rehab—when she gets out she'll have small claims court on her busy docket. A passenger in the other car is suing, claiming the alleged pursuit was "one of the most frightening... More »

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Hollywood • alcohol • Lindsay Lohan • DUI • alcohol abuse • drunk driving • drug abuse • car chase • actor

Lohan Hopes Third Time's a Charm in Rehab

Starlet takes substance-abuse woes to posh Utah lodge

Aug 8, 07 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan checked into a luxe Utah rehab facility over the weekend, the Insider reports, on the heels of an arrest for drunk driving and drug possession. Boasting a battery of therapies and a price tag of at least $30K, the Cirque Lodge is rumored to have hosted celebs David... More »

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rehab • drugs • alcohol • Lindsay Lohan • DUI • rehabilitation center • drunk driving • celebrity • Cirque Lodge • heli hiking

Nicole Richie: We're Pregnant

'Simple Life' star is nearly 4 months along

Aug 1, 07 5:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sometime-actress Nicole Richie ended weeks of speculation yesterday by confirming that she is almost 4 months pregnant by her rocker boyfriend, Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden. "Yes I am. We are," Richie told ABC's Diane Sawyer. Richie is headed to jail for 4 days sometime in the next... More »

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pregnancy • anorexia • drunk driving • celebrity • Nicole Richie • Joel Madden • celebrity pregnancy

Harsh Reality: Richie Draws 4-Day Sentence

Wrong-way starlet pleads guilty to DUI

Jul 27, 07 4:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Giving the cast of The Simple Life an 0-for-2 record in the California courts, Nicole Richie was sentenced to 4 days in jail today after pleading guilty to driving the wrong way on an LA freeway while under the influence of drugs. The skeletal starlet must attend 21 days of... More »

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drugs • alcohol • DUI • drunk driving • marijuana • Vicodin • sentencing • jail • Nicole Richie • The Simple Life • painkiller

'My God, We Need Help,' Mom Pleads in
Lohan 911 Call

Woman panicky about mystery stalker

Jul 27, 07 8:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - A mother being tailed through the streets of Santa Monica by a mystery SUV was close to panic when she phoned police for help, according to a 911 tape of the call. Turned out her stalker was actress Lindsay Lohan; the call led to Lohan's latest arrest. "Oh my... More »

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Lindsay Lohan • DUI • drunk driving • 911 call • celebrity • arrest • Santa Monica

Celebs Turning Rehab Into Joke: Experts

Lohan, Spears 'waltzing' in and out of treatment sends wrong message

Jul 26, 07 10:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - The debauched lifestyles of celebrities like Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears are turning substance-abuse rehab into a punch line, making light of a process that helps thousands of people each year, say experts. Lohan was arrested on suspicion of DUI this week just days after finishing rehab; in February, Spears... More »

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Britney Spears • rehab • drugs • alcohol • Lindsay Lohan • DUI • alcohol abuse • rehabilitation center • drunk driving • celebrity • treatment • addiction • substance abuse • Robert Downey Jr.

Lohan Arrested on DUI Suspicion

Actress in drunken car chase, with cocaine in tow, two weeks after
rehab stay

Jul 24, 07 2:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Santa Monica cops booked actress Lindsay Lohan early this morning on five counts, including drunk driving and cocaine possession. The hits keep coming for Lohan: The arrest comes two weeks after she checked out of an chic California rehab clinic and only five days after she was booked on a... More »

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cocaine • Lindsay Lohan • DUI • drunk driving • celebrity

Tank Johnson's
Blood Alcohol Level Below
Legal Limit

Tests reveal the former Bear didn't blow .08

Jul 3, 07 7:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tank Johnson's blood alcohol level on the night of his drunk-driving arrest was below the legal limit, tests say. The former Bear was taken into police custody on June 22 after a routine traffic stop. Although the results indicate that Johnson was not in violation of Arizona's .08 limit, he... More »

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NFL • alcohol • Tank Johnson • Chicago Bears • NFL draft • drunk driving

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