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A Zebra, Macaw, Iowa Guy Walk Into a Bar ...

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:24:36 CDT

An Iowa animal lover says he was just enjoying the wild life with his pets. But police say he was drunk and shouldn't have been tooling around with his zebra and a macaw. Jerald Reiter, 55, walked into a Dubuque bar to refuel with his unusual buddies, but the animals...

Man Straps 4 Kids to Hood of Car, Takes Off

Kate Schwartz — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:29:05 CDT

There are drunk dads who designate their not-yet-10-year-olds as designated drivers ... and then there are men who just strap their kids to the hood and hit the open road. That's exactly what happened last night in Fort Wayne, Indiana, say police, who were alerted by a witness who saw a...

Matthew Fox Charged With Drunk Driving

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 07 May 2012 12:30:09 CDT

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 (at...

Amanda Bynes Busted for DUI

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:51:05 CDT

Rough: Amanda Bynes was busted on suspicion of DUI this morning. Rougher: after allegedly sideswiping a police car. Law enforcement sources say she was attempting to pass the car at the time, and was then pulled over around 3am. TMZ reports that she's still in jail with bail set at...

Man Jumps Off Bridge to Escape DUI Test

Kevin Spak — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:20:05 CDT

We're going to go ahead and call this the worst way to get out of a ticket. A New Orleans-area man jumped off the Causeway Bridge over Lake Pontchartrain Sunday after being pulled over by police and asked to take a sobriety test, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. Police stopped...

Drunk Driver on Runway Shuts Philadelphia Airport

Rob Quinn — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 02:16:00 CST

Drunk drivers are a menace to people on the road, but this guy was a menace to people in the sky as well. Philadelphia Airport was closed for 35 minutes late yesterday morning after a man drove his Jeep through a fence and onto the airfield, forcing a passenger plane...

French Making In-Car Breathalyzers Mandatory

Rob Quinn — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:52:16 CST

The French are taking one more excuse away from drunk drivers. Starting this spring, all motorists will be required to have a breathalyzer in their car so that if they have consumed alcohol, they can make sure they're not over the limit before they get behind the wheel, the Daily...

Millionaire Adopts 42-Year-Old Girlfriend

Rob Quinn — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:36:00 CST

Polo-obsessed Texas multimillionaire John Goodman has a new daughter: his girlfriend. Goodman legally adopted the 42-year-old blond in what experts believe is an attempt to shield his assets from the family of a young man he is accused of killing while driving drunk, the Houston Chronicle reports. The adoption means...

Police Arrest Zamboni Driver for Possible DUI

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:27:39 CST

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...