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Miss USA 2010 Was Way Above Legal Limit

...and driving with a half-empty bottle of champagne

(Newser) - And the story of Rima Fakih's arrest gets worse: The former Miss USA was allegedly speeding and weaving through traffic when she was pulled over about 2:15am Saturday ... with a half-empty bottle of Moet & Chandon champagne behind the driver's seat of the 2011 Jaguar she was...

Rima Fakih, Miss USA 2010, Arrested and Charged With Drunk Driving
 Miss USA 2010 Busted for DUI 

Miss USA 2010 Busted for DUI

Rima Fakih arrested over the weekend

(Newser) - This scandal is a bit worse than having a stripper past : Miss USA 2010, Rima Fakih, was arrested over the weekend in Michigan and faces drunken driving charges. Oddly, Fakih initially attempted to deny the reports, tweeting yesterday: "Let's clear things up now. ... I'm NOT in Michigan...

Liquor Control Board Worker Accused of DUI

... after crashing with state vehicle in Pittsburgh

(Newser) - An otherwise par-for-the-course DUI arrest is making the local headlines in Pittsburgh because the suspect happens to be an enforcement officer with the state Liquor Control Board. Police say the 39-year-old woman blew a 0.117 after being involved in a two-crash downtown last night, reports WPXI . Nobody was injured...

LiLo's Ex Charged With DUI... at 10:30am

Sam Ronson originally pulled over for speeding: sources

(Newser) - Bad: Getting arrested on suspicion of DUI. Worse: Getting arrested on suspicion of DUI at 10:30 in the morning. That's what happened yesterday to Samantha Ronson, DJ and Lindsay Lohan ex extraordinaire. Ronson was pulled over on her way home from Las Vegas, where she DJed Sunday night,...

Pacino&#39;s Daughter Busted for DUI
 Pacino's Kid Busted for DUI 

Pacino's Kid Busted for DUI

'I had a few beers and pot,' cops say Julie Pacino confessed

(Newser) - Al Pacino's 21-year-old daughter admitted she drank a few beers and smoked some weed before climbing behind the wheel for a spin in Manhattan with an unidentified male companion, according to cops. Julie Pacino was stopped at a police checkpoint over the weekend when cops noticed her California driver'...

COP Hauling DARE Trailer Charged With DUI

Indiana officer crashed his truck into a tree

(Newser) - An Indiana cop who preaches to kids about the dangers of driving under the influence of booze and drugs has himself been charged with DUI, reports Kentucky's WAVE TV . Need more irony? He was hauling a DARE trailer when his pickup truck sideswiped a parked car and slammed into...

Olympic Skier Kills Himself After DUI Bust

US ski team mourns Jeret 'Speedy' Peterson

(Newser) - Olympic silver medalist skier Jeret "Speedy" Peterson shot himself in an isolated canyon near Salt Lake City just days after he was arrested for drunk driving, police say. He apparently left a suicide note. The 29-year-old freestyle skier had long battled alcohol and depression. He was sent home from...

Rodney King Booked for DUI
 Rodney King 
 Booked for DUI 

Rodney King Booked for DUI

Calif. police spot motorist committing 'multiple infractions'

(Newser) - Rodney King was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence yesterday after officers observed him committing "multiple infractions," TMZ reports. The 46-year-old King—whose videotaped beating by LAPD officers led to the 1992 Los Angeles riots—has had multiple run-ins with the law in the years since...

Hines Ward Busted for DUI
 Hines Ward Busted for DUI 

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...

Cops: Hit-and-Run Driver Kept Going With Body in Car

Says he was unaware, faces 10 years in prison

(Newser) - A Houston man told the cop who pulled him over he thought he might have hit something on the freeway, but couldn't be sure. That's when the officer pointed out his shattered windshield and the mangled corpse in his passenger seat, reports the Houston Chronicle .

Actress's Real Age Revealed During Insane DUI Arrest

Estella Warren busted for... quite a few things

(Newser) - Estella Warren didn’t just (allegedly) drink and drive, oh no. She (allegedly) crashed into three cars in LA yesterday, left the scene, and was busted by the cops. But she couldn’t just leave it at a DUI arrest. The model and Planet of the Apes actress then kicked...

Harry Reid & Co. Want to Kill Checkpoint-Dodging Apps

Apple, Google urged to stop selling apps that help drivers dodge police

(Newser) - Want to know if there's a checkpoint ahead targeting speeders or drunk drivers? There's an app for that—many, in fact—but Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Frank Lautenberg, and Tom Udall say there shouldn't be. The four senators have written to Apple, Google, and BlackBerry, urging the companies to stop...

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...

David Cassidy Arrested for DUI, Swears He Didn't Drive Drunk
 David Cassidy Hit With DUI 

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...

Cops Bust Driver Dressed as Breathalyzer for DUI

It's becoming a Halloween tradition

(Newser) - A Nebraska man was arrested for driving under the influence—while dressed as a breathalyzer for Halloween, the Smoking Gun reports. Matthew Nieveen, 19, was pulled over by police after driving erratically. Much to the surprise of the cops, he was dressed as the very object they used to establish...

Man Gets 2 DUIs in 1 Night
 Man Gets 2 DUIs in 1 Night 

Man Gets 2 DUIs in 1 Night

He got out of jail, then got stopped again

(Newser) - A 67-year-old Wyoming man managed to get two DUIs in one night, the Casper Star-Tribune reports. Albert Metz Jr. posted his bond and was released about 2 hours after the first arrest—the county has always allowed it—then got pulled over again for blowing a stop sign about 25...

Deputy Who Busted Mel Sues Cops
 Deputy 
 Who Busted 
 Mel Sues Cops 
FORCED TO GLOSS OVER SLURS

Deputy Who Busted Mel Sues Cops

Promotions denied officer who wouldn't hide Gibson's anti-Semitic rant

(Newser) - The deputy who busted Mel Gibson for drunk driving in 2006 says he's been passed over for promotions because he resisted a request to remove the actor's anti-Semitic remarks from his arrest report. James Mee, who is suing the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, says he was ordered to remove...

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...

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...

LiLo Leaves Jail for Rehab
 LiLo Leaves Jail for Rehab 

LiLo Leaves Jail for Rehab

She's got 24 hours to get to rehab

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan left her southern California jail cell shortly after midnight early this morning and was to head to rehab with mom Dina. Los Angeles Superior Court Marsha Revel ordered that Lohan report to a treatment facility within 24 hours rather than allow her time to unwind first. She was...

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