drink driving
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Nine Out Of Ten Drunks Deny Driving
1:20AM Hamilton Nolan | How many of you are “binge drinkers,” meaning you had five drinks in a night once last month? (All you drunks raise your hands). Now, how many of you drove after getting wasted? (Pause). Liars! Science knows. More »
Warning: A Broken Heart May Lead To Drink Driving Charges
9:04AM Jess McGuire | It’s wonderful when close friends of celebs care enough to contact gossip columns and give them the lowdown on exactly what was on a troubled star’s mind when said star happened to plonk their metaphorical expensive footwear into a metaphorical steaming pile of legal poo.
That’s exactly what the Herald Sun’s Confidential column is reporting, with Alex Dimitriades’ chums spilling their guts about the reason behind the Underbelly actor’s recent brush with the law. It was a broken heart, Your Honour/court of public opinion!
Friends of Alex Dimitriades have blamed lovesickness and the success of Underbelly for his drink-driving arrest, while his co-star has gotten a new gig.
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Todd McKenney Fought The Law – And The Law, Surprising Absolutely No One, Won
2:17PM Jess McGuire | The Gods (ie: a magistrate) have passed judgement on Todd McKenney following the Dancing With The Stars judge’s drink driving arrest last month, and have punished him thusly.
Dancing with the Stars judge Todd McKenney has lost his licence and been fined for drink driving in central Sydney. McKenney, 42, today pleaded guilty in the Downing Centre Local Court to one count of low range drink driving.
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Todd McKenney Caught Drink Driving!
9:10AM Jess McGuire | Tut tut, Todd McKenney. The Dancing With The Stars judge and breakfast radio host was sprung by police driving under the influence on Friday night.
The 42-year-old’s Friday night came to an abrupt end when he was pulled over for a random breath test – and allegedly blew over the legal limit. McKenney, who had been driving on Macquarie St in the city at 10.50pm was immediately arrested and then taken to Surry Hills police station for a further breath analysis.
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He was re-tested and then allegedly found with a 0.05 alcohol reading. McKenney was charged with low-range drink driving and given a court attendance notice.
Naughty. Naturally, Todd is feeling worse for wear (and it’s not just the hangover).
“I am bitterly disappointed in myself this has happened,” he said. “I can’t believe this has happened.”
We’ll assume he’s referring to the drinking and driving, not just getting caught by the fuzz. More » 
DUI Arrest Marks Barron Hilton’s Entree Into Celebutard Society: UPDATE
5:01AM Seth | 18-year-old Barron Hilton has yet to really capture the world’s imagination the way his older sisters Paris and Nicky have, his wealthy parents perhaps waiting until he turns 21 before gifting him with his very own orange-faced pet flack to encourage such profile-building. And while some suspected the Hilton family’s dominant Shameless Famewhoring Gene may have skipped him entirely, the young heir may just have that Hilton magic after all, having been picked up this morning in Malibu for a DUI:
Tracy Morgan Taking Court-Mandated Sobriety One Day At A Time
5:31AM Defamer Hollywood | Before Alec Baldwin’s Mametian approach to child-rearing went public through a leaked voicemail left for his porcine, etiquette-challenged 11-year-old daughter, Tracy Morgan was the 30 Rock star garnering the most unwelcome headlines for the fledgling sitcom. A DUI arrest last November led to a guilty plea bargain that allowed the comedian to avoid jail time if he agreed to make high school appearances and wear a SCRAM. Sitting down with the AP in anticipation of his upcoming gig hosting Spike TV’s Guys Choice Awards, Morgan waxed philosophical about his party-loving demons: On his drunk driving, he said: “It happened. Unfortunately, it happened. I’m not perfect. I’m like anyone else. Driving under the influence isn’t cool. I have kids and I don’t want anyone to get the wrong message about that. It’s something I’ve resolved in my life. Things got a little bumpy and it was taken care of. And I feel great about it and feel good in my sobriety.” More »
A Searching And Fearless Inventory Of Lindsay Lohan’s Crashed Car Turns Up ‘Usable Amount’ Of Cocaine
6:06AM Defamer Hollywood | At approximately 5:30 a.m. Saturday morning, beloved screen icon and local nightlife stall fixture Lindsay Lohan once again found herself involved in a suspicious accident, having crashed her seemingly death proof convertible into a Sunset Blvd. sidewalk. Then, according to a 911 call from an eyewitness, she peeled away from the scene. After inspecting the tyres and grille for tell-tale hair, tooth, and camera fragments, police quickly ruled out vehicular paparazzicide, but a search of the car turned up a “‘usable amount’ of a drug tentatively identified as cocaine.” The Georgia Rule star, who only recently endured a supererogatory stay at a local rehab facility, was then arrested at Century City Hospital (where she was being treated for minor injuries), for “investigation of misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs”. Beleaguered flack Leslie Sloane Zelnik has yet to speak out on the matter, but is undoubtedly at this very moment holed up in an office, blinds drawn and surrounded by a foothill of crumpled paper as she attempts to compose the Statement of Her Career: a 44-word missive squarely placing the blame for her client’s pre-21st-birthday rock-bottom moment on the media’s nefarious shoulders. Cops: Drugs Found After Lohan Crash [AP] Lohan’s Accident Aftermath [TMZ] More »
