It is Tila Tequila season, but not the reality tv show. This time she is claiming that her boyfriend and NFL star Shawne Merriman tried to choke her. According to Merriman’s lawyer, he was trying to keep an intoxicated Tequila from leaving the apartment and getting into a car to drive. Tila claims via Twitter that this is not true, and that she is allergic to alcohol, and it has been public for years, going on to say she CANT drink.
Merriman responded with the statement ,” At the time, I was concerned about her welfare given the intoxicated state she appeared to be in and I encouraged her to stay until safe transportation could be provided.” To further support his claim, James Brennan, the owner of the Stingaree nightclub where they were at prior to the incident, does not agree with Tila’s claim that she hadnt been drinking. Several of his employees claim to have seen Tila Tequila taking shots of vodka and non other then …tequila. Doesnt is seem like that would be the Tila Tequila shot? Guess Merriman didnt get the Tila Tequila shot of love. Brennan went on the tell the AP ” She wasn’t like falling down or anything of that nature, but she was visibly intoxicated” and further ” it sounds like she is allergic to the truth”
Read the article “Tila Tequila Claims Alcohol Allergy” from www.PopEater.cm
Donte Stallworth, the Cleveland Browns wide receiver, was charged on Wed in Miami for killing a pedestrian while driving drunk last month. The arrest warrant charging Stallworth with DUI manslaughter was filed on March 14. The incident happened as StallWorth was leaving a popular South Beach nightspot and he struck and killed 59 year old pedestrian Mario Reyes. If he is found guilty, he can be charged with up to 15 years in prison. After the accident, his blood alcohol level was .126, which is well over the .08 legal limit in Florida.
In addition the the manslaughter charge, he is facing a DUI charge that carries a six month sentance, fines, and community service. Prosecutors are going to ask that he be released on $200,000 bail.
Read the article “Donte Stallworth is charged with DUI manslaughter” from the LA Times
Excerpt from “PGA Tour’s Johnson of Myrtle Beach charged with DUI” by Alan Blondin
Dustin Johnson of Myrtle Beach, one of the PGA Tour’s rising stars, was charged with driving under the influence on Monday morning in Surfside Beach.
According to Lance Cpl. Sonny Collins of the S.C. Highway Patrol, Johnson was stopped in a black sport utility vehicle by a Highway Patrol officer for a traffic violation at 1 a.m. Monday on Glenns Bay Road.
“The officer determined Mr. Johnson was driving under the influence and he was arrested,” Collins said.
Johnson, 24, was booked at 11:28 a.m. at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center in Conway and released on a personal recognizance bond 22 minutes later, according to a jail official and records. It is unclear where Johnson was held until the bond hearing.
Mike Sheehan, former police officer now turned into a Fox 5 News Reporter, was arrested Monday night after he refused to take a breathalyzer test after he drove into a NYPD horse. On Tuesday this Fox 5 news reporter will be arraigned and charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and reckless endangerment.
Prosecutors quoted Sheehan as telling the cops “Whats the matter? I didnt hit nothing.” The lawyer for the Fox new reporter said, “It Is Mr. Sheehan’s position that the horse ran into his car.” The reports say that Sheehan was slurring his words and smelled liked booze. He denies the allegations.
- Read the article “Mike Sheehan, cop turned TV newsman, on wrong side of law: arrested for driving into NYPD horse” by Melissa Grace AND Wil Cruz from Google.
A 60 year old women who was vacationing in Wisconsin was arrested for DUI 3 times….in 3 days! The first arrest came at 2 p.m. when a deputy saw her trying to get her car out of a ditch wearing only 1 shoe. When tester, her BAC came out to 0.21, which is almost triple the legal limit. The next day she got her car stuck in the snow of a park campground. When the police questioned her she said she had drank 4-6 cups of wine, and was still finishing off the box in her car from yesterday, DUI #2. After spending 12 hours in jail, she was released and starting heading west. Not long after police got reports she was driving all over the road, and pulled her over. This time she was a .16, only double the legal limit, DUI #3. I cant imagine what would have been going on in her head to drive, maybe nothing was going on and that was the problem. She now faces 30 days in jail, along with substantial fines.
Read the article “Woman arrested 3 times in 3 days for drunk driving” on Google, or The Sheboygan Press
LONG BEACH - A spokesman for the Los Angeles City Attorney
said Long Beach’s First District City Council Candidate Bill Grisolia is still facing two charges for driving under the influence of alcohol. This contradicted statements earlier mentioned by Grisolias representative.
The incident occured on Jan 24 in San Pedro, which is why it is being prosecuted by the L.A. City Attorneys Office, spokesman Frank Matelijan said. The two charges he faces are driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a BAC (blood alcohol concentration) above .08%.
Read the article, “Grisolia’s DUI case still alive” by Paul Eakens
of the Press Telegram
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Read the article “Six Die in LA County Holiday Traffic Accidents” from the press telegram below
“Six traffic deaths were reported over the holiday weekend in Los Angeles County and DUI arrests by California Highway Patrol officers were down from last year’s total.
Emelio Ramirez, 25, of Oxnard, was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver Christmas Eve while walking in the right-most lane of the San Diego (405) Freeway just south of the Marina (90) Freeway.
Sheryl Thacker, 38, and Carmela Rodriguez, 64, both of San Pedro, died Christmas Day when their van crashed and rolled over on the Harbor (110) Freeway near Pacific Coast Highway.
Information on the other three traffic fatalities was not immediately available.
Only three traffic fatalities were reported during the similar time period in 2007.
Local CHP officers made 233 DUI arrests between 6 p.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. Sunday, compared with 331 arrests in the similar period last year, CHP Officer Anthony Martin said. ”
LONG BEACH — A random DUI checkpoint led to the arrest of a mother of 2 after she was caught with an open bottle of beer in her lap. The checkpoint was located on PCH and Loynes from 6pm until 2 am. At the time of the incident, her 2 children were sleeping in the back seat of the car. Joyce Lopez, 21 year old from Huntington Beach, was arrested for driving under the influence according to Long Beach Police Dept.
Sgt. Tom Marcoux said the police tested her BAC (blood alcohol concentration) and found it was nearly DOUBLE the legal limit! “Oh my God,” was the first thing Marcoux thought after he noticed the 2 children in the back seat and the strong odor of alcohol in the car. The children, who appeared to be ages 1 and 7, were taken into protective custody by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services.
Read the article “Police: Mom drove with kids, beer” by Tracy Manzar from the Press Telegram.
The official website for Dont Die Drunk is now back in action. We suffered some technical difficulties this past Fri and had to rebuild our entire site. We want to thank all the people that have been visiting the site and helping us to gain momentum. We arent going to stop any time soon! Check back for regular updates and new stories.
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Excerpt from DUIBlog.com
“From the Denver Police Department Operations Manual:
205.07. Violations by Colorado Legislators.
(1) Pursuant to Article 5, section 16 of the Colorado Constitution, no member of the Colorado General Assembly may be arrested while in route to or from legislative sessions, except for treason or felony violations..
(4) In the absence of felony violations, should an officer have reason to believe a legislator is driving under the influence, the officer may cite for a violation which caused an accident or was the reason for a traffic stop. For the safety and welfare of the public and the legislator, the officer will arrange for other transportation for the legislator and his/her vehicle will be parked and locked “
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