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Gary Collins Busted for DUI -- Again

Gary CollinsWe've learned Gary Collins -- the former Miss America host and talk show host, has been arrested yet again for DUI.

Law enforcement tells TMZ Collins was busted at 9:16 last night by the CHP just south of Montecito, on suspicion of DUI. Law enforcement sources tell us Collins refused a field sobriety test but was subsequently given a blood alcohol test.

Collins -- former host of "Hour Magazine" and "The Home Show" -- was taken to the Santa Barbara County Jail where he was booked and released.

A year ago Collins pled no contest to DUI in an accident that resulted in the death of the other driver. Collins was not prosecuted for manslaughter, in part because the other driver caused the crash by making an illegal left. Collins is currently on 4 years probation. If he was driving drunk again, he'll almost certainly go to jail.

Back in 2002, Collins was found not guilty of DUI in Mississippi.



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16. It appears that some of these posts were written by some of Gary's drinking buddies.

Posted at 12:32PM on Feb 1st 2009 by Kay

17. So the IDIOT does it again...or morew accurately, GOT CAUGHT doing it again. But as long as he drinks ALCOHOL why does the MORON drive? The cops look for a reason....why give it to them. And if an exhausted driver (NON drinking) kills someone in an accident is that a crime? Of course not...right?

Posted at 1:26PM on Feb 1st 2009 by I know that the BEER and MIXED DRINK COMPANIES still want you to drink as much as POSSIBLE!! Really sincere companies for the go

18. Hey #12

Wow - did you miss your anger management session this week? I can only laugh at you.

You brought nothing relevant to the table. Figures....

Posted at 12:39PM on Feb 1st 2009 by beachy

19. Jean Summers, are you 53 and still bragging about being slim, trim and the captain of your cheerleading squad several decades ago because it was "such fun" and you haven't done much with your life since?

If so...pot kettle black on that "please seek help" thing.

Posted at 12:41PM on Feb 1st 2009 by Me

20. Not angry...you are the "man" that voted for the loser... my man won!

Posted at 12:42PM on Feb 1st 2009 by Jean Summers--slim, trim and can still fit in my high school cheerleader uniform (I was squad captain)

21. Jean Summers has to be a made up name by some poor geek/nerd to get back at the real squad captain in school...your jealousy shows. Now go back to drinking your vanilla extract and shut the closet door when you're fully inside of it.

Posted at 12:42PM on Feb 1st 2009 by Jeanne Winters

22. Me... please share with us all you have done with your life....

can't wait!

Posted at 12:43PM on Feb 1st 2009 by Jean Summers--slim, trim and can still fit in my high school cheerleader uniform (I was squad captain)

23. For every time that an alcoholic is caught on a DUI, there are many more times that they were driving but not caught.

Clearly this is a man with a problem. I hope he gets the help he needs.

Posted at 12:47PM on Feb 1st 2009 by Michele

24. I have it figured out. You are a small-minded person. Probably on welfare. Uneducated. You were never a cheerleader, but wanted to be.

Keep the dumb bombs coming. It's a comedic respite!

Posted at 12:49PM on Feb 1st 2009 by beachy

25. So when does the "three strikes, your out" ruling go into effect for this chronic dui'er? He's already killed one person, whether it was his fault or not, are the cops gonna wait til he does it again?

Posted at 12:52PM on Feb 1st 2009 by Carriss

26. Beachy...

Tell us about you...
So, do you feel better than those less educated?
Pharmacist here and owner of several drug stores but I measure my success by my happy family...

Posted at 12:52PM on Feb 1st 2009 by Jean Summers--slim, trim and can still fit in my high school cheerleader uniform (I was squad captain)

27. If your stupid enough toi drink and drive you deserve jail time!

Posted at 12:54PM on Feb 1st 2009 by Darlee

28. Seems like Mr. Collins need to be on the show INTERVENTION!!! Obviously the man has a drinking problem. He should have learned his lesson from the accident the killed someone, even though it was found that he was not in the wrong because the other driver went left of center. He needs some hospitalization immediately. I feel for him. I too have been convicted of DUI and my life has changed dramatically. I don't drink and drive anymore, it's really not worth it. Not to mention the humiliation. He has a problem, give him some slack.

Posted at 12:57PM on Feb 1st 2009 by Kay Stockett

29. did that dumb wife leave him yet? if not she better, and take everything she can from him, otherwise he'll be another Ed McMahon soon money wise. He will need to do jail time now and have a big black man (they make up 70% of prison population so its not racist, just fact and statistic) ride atop him and put his penis inside his rectum to let him know he has finally hit bottom and when he is released to never want to get in that "situation" again----providing the big black man doesnt give him AIDS while riding him.

So very sad....he could have just called cabs or had groupies give him lifts home. They never learn, but he soon will learn the meaning of finding his "bottom".

Posted at 12:57PM on Feb 1st 2009 by Jack Sprat

30. Look for Mr. Collins' next public appearance, courtesy of the State of California. No ticket purchases necessary, and the audience is guaranteed to be held captive. Ahh haa ha! Sorry, pal. Everyone deserves a second chance, or a do-over, but you've had several chances and are apparently learning impaired. If you don't do some jail time over this, then the judge in your case should be thrown in the tank to do your sentence.

Posted at 12:57PM on Feb 1st 2009 by Angiebaby

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