Celebrity Justice
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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46. Try AA you dummy

Posted at 1:27PM on Feb 1st 2009 by Terrie

47. i guess the squad cheer leader should have taken school more seriously...like an education. mabye she needs to help me clean up the mess created by the drunk driver or telling someones loved one that the drunk killed there spouse or loved one.

Posted at 1:33PM on Feb 1st 2009 by droth

48. Heck, this sort of thing happens to me all the time.

Posted at 1:40PM on Feb 1st 2009 by Dudley Haas

49. Do we remember what the original post was about?

We're ridiculing eachother while hiding behind computer screens, tearing @ another's character and past: whom we have NEVER seen, let alone met. It seems rather time consuming and a waste of time. I wouldn't be particularly proud of myself telling my kids/neighbors I spent an hour ramrodding/making fun of people on TMZ over the arrest of an old guy in Hollywood. Gossips good- not when banter turns to avengence on No. 31 over their spelling/cheerleading/etc.

I hope you all have a great day.

Posted at 5:25PM on Feb 1st 2009 by Are We Serious?

50. Jean summers you might save that cheerleader uniform to be burried in if a slobering drunk runs over you then you will see why those worthless cops bust those sorry slobering drunks that you like so well I bet you pop pills and snort powder too don't you you must to be a kooker as you are.

Posted at 1:55PM on Feb 1st 2009 by lewis

51. Two in a row now... is there a PATTERN emerging here? Maybe he should start going to those "meetings".Why dont these people just call a cab, or a limo. Surely they can afford it.

Posted at 1:58PM on Feb 1st 2009 by Michele

52. If this guy is found guilty then the old fart should be in jail - he should be ashamed.

Posted at 1:53PM on Feb 1st 2009 by carol

53. maybe californis should as they do herre three duis you get a jail term thats the way it should be everywhere that will get a few off the road for a few years even if we do have to feed them some of them get stuck while in the pen we just bury them another poor slob saved from a drunk.

Posted at 2:20PM on Feb 1st 2009 by lewis

54. Cheerleaders are whores!

Posted at 1:59PM on Feb 1st 2009 by marie

55. I just got out of LA County jail. I met a high school principal who did 55 days for his second DUI. Collins will probably do 1-3 days in jail waiting to be put on house arrest because of his celebrity and age.

Posted at 1:59PM on Feb 1st 2009 by bobtheslob

56. why do cops bother arresting people for enjoying a little booze...did he hurt anyone? NO! why don't these dead beat cops catch the real crooks?

Posted at 11:50AM on Feb 1st 2009 by Jean Summers--slim, trim and can still fit in my high school cheerleader uniform (I was squad captain)

HEY YOU IDIOT SOMEONE DID DIE IN HIS PREVIOUS DUI IN 07. DO YOUR HOMEWORK FIRST BEFORE YOU POST AN IGNORANT STATEMENT. I AM SURPRISED YOU COULD EVEN WRITE A POST CONSIDERING IF YOU HAD A REAL THOUGHT IT WOULD DIE OF LONELINESS

Posted at 1:59PM on Feb 1st 2009 by JEFF A

57. Throw his old ass in jail, please! He just doesn't care about the lives he's endangering. Maybe Mr. Collins has never lost a family member to a drunk driver. Maybe he doesn't know what it's like to watch someone scatter their brother's ashes or see small children who don't know or understand why their daddy isn't home. I have no sympathy for someone who has no regard for the lives of those around him. How many times is the state of California going to let him get behind the wheel after a few drinks? He's killed once, why give him another opportunity.

Posted at 2:01PM on Feb 1st 2009 by Kitten

58. Re:6. just saying.... You anti American Piece of Sh!t! Alcoholism is not limited to the US and neither are DUIs
You sound like you have some seriousl latent issues. Please seek help.

Posted at 12:01PM on Feb 1st 2009 by Jean Summers--slim, trim and can still fit in my high school cheerleader uniform (I was squad captain).......Good for you! I hope this isn't your biggest goal in life though. I don't fit into any of my high school clothes, but at the time I had a girl's body at under 100 pounds, and now have a woman's body after two kids and still in my ideal weight category. Being a mom who has two teenage sons, this topic is very important to me. I had classmates in high school who were killed drinking and driving, I know many "adults" in my town drive drunk and put my kids' lives at risk, along with many other innocent lives. Mr. Collins should not have a license, should have been in jail for the accident that took a life. Even if the other driver made a wrong turn, if Mr. Collins had not been driving that night, the man would be alive. This should fall under a category of intent to do harm, manslaughter, whatever...... but hey, he's famous. I personally am embarrassed at the way we Americans handle "celebrities" with kid gloves, letting them get away with murder (not figuratively, literally).

Posted at 2:26PM on Feb 1st 2009 by Mom2sons

59. Shut up, Jean Summers, you toeless wonder!

Posted at 2:09PM on Feb 1st 2009 by Dallas

60. Number#3 You may still fit in your cheerleader uniform but can you read?...He did get pulled over before and someone did die in the other car. You think he would thank God for the second chance and not drink&drive. Wonder if he will get off again?

Posted at 2:08PM on Feb 1st 2009 by Kristen

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