Man Drives Into Lake, Tries to Smoke Crack
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NORTH PATCHOGUE, N.Y. - A police chase ended when a Long Island motorist drove into a backyard pond and tried to smoke a crack pipe just before his car sank, police said...
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PAW PAW, Mich. - A man was taken on a wild ride when his wheelchair became lodged in the grille of a semitrailer and was accidentally pushed down a highway for four miles at about 50 mph, authorities said.
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By Aubrey Woods, The Tribune, Seymour, Ind.  Mar. 6--HONEYTOWN -- The removal of a barricade led to a motorist driving into high water north of Brownstown on Monday night.  She and her 8-year-old daughter had to be rescued by Hamilton Township volunteer firefighters.
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A lawsuit filed by a two-time drunken driving convict claims a dashboard device intended to stop people from driving while intoxicated can actually be a safety hazard.
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A man who was pulled over Wednesday in Salt Lake City for having a broken windshield could have accepted the citation with a smile and later contested it in court.   Instead, the motorist grabbed the officer's arm, began pulling him toward his car and the struggle was on.
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The man who was driving during the car crash which killed Princess Diana was "playing a game with photographers" and was behaving like an alcoholic shortly before the smash, a witness said Monday.
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Motorists who smoke at the wheel could be prosecuted under new guidance in the latest Highway Code.
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SHAWANO, Wis. - Deputies got a surprise answer when they asked a man if an item in his bedroom was for smoking marijuana, a criminal complaint says. "That's not a dope pipe, it's my bomb," Eugene Hansen told them, according to the complaint filed in Shawano County Circuit Court.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Taking to heart the credo that friends should never let friends drive drunk, a man shot out two tires on his pal's car to keep him from driving under the influence.
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SENECA FALLS, N.Y. - A suspected drunken driver found a way to delay his court appearance: He torched the building, police said.  Christopher Chianese, 26, set the new municipal offices on fire on Nov.
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Most men his age probably would have kicked up their heels long ago and be well into enjoying retirement, fishing or playing golf. But not James Hylton. The 72-year-old stock car driver from Inman, S.C., is not like most men his age.
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By Rebekah Gordon  To the list of prohibitions in county parks, which includes pets, hard liquor and amplified music, add one more item: smoking.
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SALISBURY, Md. -- Olympic gold-medalist Michael Phelps has apologized after his arrest for driving under the influence. He was arrested after a state trooper saw an SUV allegedly driven by the 19-year-old
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By Domingo Ramirez Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Oct. 5--GRAPEVINE -- Maybe a walk would have been better for him after all. A 20-year-old Grapevine man suffered internal injuries this week after he swallowed a small baggie of cocaine, police said.
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A Swiss driver caught speeding in Canada explained that he had been taking advantage of the ability to drive fast without hitting a goat, police said on Wednesday.
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Swimmer Michael Phelps , who won eight medals -- six of them gold -- at last summer's Olympics in Athens, was arrested last Thursday in Salisbury, Md., and charged with drunken driving. A trooper saw the 19-year-old go through a stop sign, state police said yesterday. The trooper saw signs of intoxication and arrested Phelps for driving under the influence. ...
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MADISON, Wis. - People can be arrested for driving drunk on frozen lakes, a state appeals court ruled Thursday, marking the first case to address whether Wisconsin's drunken driving laws extend to frozen bodies of water...