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Dennis Quaid Avoids DUI by a Hair

Posted Oct 22nd 2009 9:30AM by TMZ Staff

Dennis Quaid is a lucky man ... because last night he was about 1 inch away from getting arrested for DUI.

It happened at Philippe restaurant in West Hollywood early this morning. Quaid, his wife Kimberly and a friend walked outside and the valet had already brought the car up ... the motor was running.

They got in -- Quaid behind the wheel. It looks likes Quaid may have moved the car a foot when a cop pulled up alongside and urged Quaid not to drive.

Dennis responded that he didn't want to drive. The cop repeatedly said, "Get out of the car." Quaid responds, "What do you want me to do." Quaid then asked the cop if they could go back inside the restaurant and the cop said yes.

They went inside and came out a short time later to a waiting cab. The paps screamed "You don't want a DUI. You don't want to end up like Mel Gibson." Everyone, including Dennis, laughed and they drove away.

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1. smart

Posted at 9:40AM on Oct 22nd 2009 by kadengirl

2. Spell check on the video!

Posted at 9:42AM on Oct 22nd 2009 by Kristina

3. It's "Quaid", not "Quiad".
That is all.

Posted at 9:43AM on Oct 22nd 2009 by QGlam

4. Now why didn't the cops do that for that Hills chic?

Posted at 9:46AM on Oct 22nd 2009 by Marsha

5. Much better.

Posted at 9:46AM on Oct 22nd 2009 by Kristina

6. He's lucky the cop didn't give him that DUI, technically he drove drunk and was caught. GIJOE SUCKED BALLS>

Posted at 9:50AM on Oct 22nd 2009 by vic

7. Okay, this is ridiculous!! They freak out over the near death of their children, but risk their own lives by driving while intoxicated? Go ahead, make them orphans. Idiots.

Posted at 9:51AM on Oct 22nd 2009 by Lea

8.
Dang.

That's fantastic.

Here in Detroit... if cops find drugs in the car, many of the cops will make you toss them down the sewer and let you go.

Think about it.

Makes good sense.

Dealers that throw massive drugs down the sewer have to leave town or get killed. Small time users lose $200 - $300 and don't get high this week.

No booking. No jail. No phony rehab. Just shut up and go home.

Posted at 9:56AM on Oct 22nd 2009 by Fred Farkel

9. Why dont cops stand in parkings lots of bars all night and just scare drunk people like they did here.?
I know cops in some small towns purposely wait outside/near a bar till someone turns ignition on so they can issue a dui ticket just to pay their police wages with the ticket issued.

Posted at 9:57AM on Oct 22nd 2009 by Quiet

10. Maybe the story was written oddly or it is just the situation. Something does not seem right here.

Why wasn't he given a breathalyzer test? It could have been a big learning lesson for Quaid to get arrested before he actually drove and hurt or killed someone. ANd this is no laughing matter so I don't get why they all laughed. Why would his wife and their friend be getting in a car with him behind the wheel? remember, he's had drug probs in the past so he has an addictive personality. I think the cops should have stopped him and tested him.

Posted at 10:02AM on Oct 22nd 2009 by shell

11. God bless those cops! That's what they are suppose to do... PROTECT US (even if it's from ourselves)!!! A Miami cop would dish out the DUI just because. I thinks that cop should get an award!

Posted at 10:16AM on Oct 22nd 2009 by shawn spector

12. Funny thing about this is if that were you or I the cops would have waited until we pulled out on the road and charged you with DUI. Do I think this was nice of the cop..sure. But it's only because he is a star.

Posted at 8:24AM on Oct 23rd 2009 by Den

13. Welcome to __Sugarloves-COM__ just a sugardaddy dating site. Maybe sometimes you need it!!

Posted at 10:18AM on Oct 22nd 2009 by sugarloves-com

14. His wife and the other woman were just as wasted. I know if that happened to me or my husband...just mere mortals as we are that they would have arrested us. It seems alot of "celebrities" sometimes get away with stuff and maybe some of them should get in trouble so they hire someone to drive them because they can afford it. I agree with the fact that the twins almost died and here they are out drinking and driving.

Posted at 10:19AM on Oct 22nd 2009 by Originalkat

15. Still an idiot. Without the cops intervention he would have driven.

Posted at 10:22AM on Oct 22nd 2009 by Pistol

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