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Matthew Fox Charged With Drunk Driving

Actor arrested on suspicion of DUI

(Newser) - First it was a stripper , then a bar brawl , and now it’s a DUI for Matthew Fox. The Lost star was busted early Friday in Oregon, where he lives. Sources tell TMZ he had a passenger in the car and was on his way to a fast food restaurant... More »

Pot Smoking Doubles Risk of Car Accident

Study is first to probe link between marijuana and collisions: researchers

(Newser) - Smoking marijuana three hours or less before getting behind the wheel nearly doubles your chance of a major car crash, a study suggests. It's the first study to look at the link between cannabis and crash risk, the Canadian researchers believe. They examined study data for more than 49,... More »

Police Arrest Zamboni Driver for Possible DUI

Man allegedly had a few before resurfacing the ice

(Newser) - A Minnesota man with three drunk-driving convictions on his record was busted yet again Monday night ... but this time, instead of a car, he was driving a Zamboni. A PeeWee hockey coach called 911 after players, parents, and spectators at the Hayes Arena noticed the driver weaving and running into... More »

Drunk Driving Down Due to... the Economy?

More people may be drinking at home: CDC

(Newser) - The good news: According to self-reported data, Americans are driving drunk less often. The bad news: It may not be because we're more responsible, but because ... we're broke. The CDC data shows that self-reported drunk driving among adults was down 30% from 161 million instances in 2006 to... More »

Hines Ward Busted for DUI

'DWTS' star pulled over in Georgia

(Newser) - Hines Ward might need those dancing shoes to get out of this one: TMZ reports that the Pittsburgh Steeler was arrested this morning in Georgia's DeKalb County on suspicion of driving under the influence. The Dancing With the Stars champ posted $1000 bond and was released. TMZ has the... More »

Stoner Drivers Blur Legal Lines

Without blood-alcohol standards, police struggle to define impairment

(Newser) - As marijuana use grows more accepted in the United States, accidents caused by stoned drivers are climbing rapidly, reports the LA Times . And with no medical standards like blood-alcohol levels, law enforcement officials are struggling to determine impairment under pot. More than 16% of nighttime drivers have drugs in their... More »

In 25% of Fatal Crashes, Dead Drivers Used Drugs

But combining drugs, alcohol doesn't add to danger: study

(Newser) - One fairly obvious way to lessen your chances of dying in a car crash: Don't take drugs before getting behind the wheel. Researchers found that a full 25% of drivers who died in single-vehicle accidents between 1999 and 2009 tested positive for drugs, USA Today reports. Of those studied,... More »

Anti-Drug GOPer Caught Driving High

He once said Dems catered to gay, pot-loving immigrants

(Newser) - A Rhode Island Republican lawmaker who made a splash with some anti-drug comments a few months ago has been arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of marijuana and possessing drug paraphernalia, Raw Story reports. House Minority Leader Robert Watson drew gasps in February for saying that the state legislature... More »

Christina Aguilera, Boyfriend Arrested

Singer busted for public intoxication as boyfriend charged with DUI

(Newser) - Anthem-flubbing Christina Aguilera has a bigger scandal on her hands now: She was arrested early this morning in West Hollywood on charges of public intoxication. Her boyfriend Matthew Rutler was also charged with driving under the influence, TMZ reports. Aguilera looked "extremely intoxicated" and was "unable to... More »

And the State With the Booziest Drivers Is...

...Wisconsin, followed closely by North Dakota

(Newser) - America's drivers are a boozy bunch: Some 30 million admitted to driving drunk within the last year and more than 10 million drove while high on drugs, according to a new report. But those numbers actually show progress, notes MSNBC . The survey of the years 2006 through 2009 found an... More »

Man Who Drank After Accident Acquitted of DWI

His defense: He needed alcohol to keep warm while stranded

(Newser) - A Missouri man was acquitted of drunk driving charges … because, he argued, he got drunk after, not before, his accident. Thomas Drummond claims he was out with friends on the February night in question when bad weather forced him to take a different route home. He missed a turn... More »

David Cassidy Hit With DUI

Former teen idol insists he didn't do it

(Newser) - Former teen heartthrob David Cassidy was arrested yesterday for allegedly driving under the influence. The Partridge Family star, 60, was pulled over after a cop saw him weaving on the Florida Turnpike, the Palm Beach Post reports. Cassidy said he’d had a glass of wine at lunch and took... More »

Feds: 17M Drive Drunk

Poll shows 8% admit they drive when they shouldn't

(Newser) - There are an uncomfortable number of drunk drivers out there, according to a new survey from the Department of Transportation. In the poll, 8% of respondents admitted to driving drunk—a number that, if representational, would equate to roughly 17 million Americans. And that’s just those willing to admit... More »

RFK Jr.'s Wife Busted for DUI—Again

Mary Kennedy was allegedly on drugs this time

(Newser) - Three months after her drunk driving arrest, Mary Richardson Kennedy has been charged again with driving under the influence—of prescription drugs, this time. The soon-to-be-ex-wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had her license suspended a month ago following her May 15 DUI arrest , but was allowed to drive in... More »

Bride Busted for Drunk Driving ...on Wedding Day

Apparently the bachelorette party lasted all night

(Newser) - And this is why you should never plan your bachelorette party for the night before your wedding: A Washington bride barely made it to her nuptials after being arrested on suspicion of drunk driving just hours before the big event. The 31-year-old was pulled over 6am yesterday with a blood... More »

Driver Gets DWI After 11-Mile Ride Sans Tire

Oh, and he's been unlicensed since 1977. And couldn't keep right

(Newser) - So your blood-alcohol content is 3.5 times the limit and you haven't had a driver's license in 33 years—let's go for a drive! And so a tire falls off—let's keep going 11 miles without it! Western New Yorker Duane Bush is charged with doing just that, along... More »

'Painter of Light' Busted on DUI Suspicion

Bankrupt Thomas Kinkade impaired but 'very polite': cops

(Newser) - "Painter of Light" Thomas Kinkade was arrested Friday on suspicion of DUI after being pulled over near his California home. Kinkade is having a rough month, Scripps Howard notes—his company has filed for bankruptcy in the wake of a multimillion-dollar federal fraud claim against him. "Tom is... More »

Smoking Pot Doesn't Affect the Way You Drive

Study finds that, if anything, it makes you slow down sooner

(Newser) - No word yet on operating heavy machinery, but it turns out that smoking pot doesn't impair one's ability to drive, according to a new study. Its 85 participants used a driving simulator 30 minutes before and after smoking either a joint or a placebo. Researchers found no difference in driving... More »

LiLo's Lawyer Lied in Court...Twice?

Plus, her dad gives his two cents, as always

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan’s attorney seems to have told a bit of a fib in court yesterday when she tried to get her client out of wearing an alcohol monitoring bracelet. The bracelet, she argued, would be out of place when Lilo shoots an upcoming film in Texas. Makes sense, until... More »

No Jail for LiLo... at Least Not Yet

Plus, in new video she says she doesn't need rehab

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan was in court today, and she continued to escape jail for now. The judge set the conditions of her release (to stay free on bail there's to be no drinking, and weekly drug testing, and she must attend those pesky alcohol classes and wear an alcohol monitoring bracelet)... More »

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