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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Utah Mayor DUI


Ever hear of Helper, Utah? Neither had we. Helper has a population of a couple thousand people and is located in central Utah. Oh, the Mayor of Helper, Dean Armstrong, was recently arrested for DUI.

The story is here and here.

The arrest occurred at 1:00 in the afternoon after Armstrong was seen making a rolling stop at a stop sign. He was pulled over and performed unsatisfactorily at a field sobriety test. His blood alcohol level was also alleged to be at an unlawful level.



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Thursday, November 3, 2011

Tennessee State Representative Todd Arrested for DUI and Gun Charges


It was almost 11:00 p.m. on October 11th when the Nashville police officer observed a SUV speeding and driving erratically−the usual indication of drunk driving. Sure enough, after he pulled the SUV over and approached, the officer smelled alcohol.

The driver was arrested after a field sobriety test. To make matters more interesting a loaded pistol was found in the car. Now for the kicker: the driver was Tennessee State Representative Curry Todd. The story concerning his arrest for DUI and gun possession is here. For his part, Todd recently apologized to his family and supporters for his conduct.

As any longtime reader of the Drunk Politician Blog knows, we are nonpartisan here. It turns out that Todd is a Republican. But no political party has a monopoly on alcohol abuse and addiction problems. Alcohol welcomes both Democrats and Republicans, liberal and conservative. The irony here is that Todd is a proponent of allowing bar patrons to bring their guns into nightclubs. Todd is considering a plea bargain. See here.



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