All posts containing the tag: "DUI"
Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:27PM by TMZ Staff
Thomas Dekker -- the guy who played John Connor on the "Terminator" TV show -- has been charged with two counts of DUI stemming from his arrest last month.
The L.A. County City Attorney has decided to charge Dekker with 2 misdemeanor counts of DUI after he allegedly boozed up and crashed his car into a 17-year-old who was riding his bike near a Freeway on-ramp.
The victim was treated for minor injuries -- Dekker was hauled to Van Nuys jail, where he eventually bailed out.
Dekker is set to be arraigned on Friday.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Drunks, Exclusives
Tags: drunk, DUI, Sarah Conner Chronicles, SarahConnerChronicles, Terminator, Thomas Dekker, ThomasDekker
Posted Nov 3rd 2009 12:55AM by TMZ Staff
Kiefer Sutherland racked up the following $700 bar tab between 7am and 1pm. Yes, those times are correct.
We've learned the "24" star and members of the show's crew popped into The Spot in San Pedro, California last week after wrapping up a shoot nearby -- and they were ready to get their drink on.
According to an employee at the bar, Kiefer was throwing back scotch & Cokes and bought drinks for everybody in the joint -- roughly 30 people. The total damage: $500. No food ... all booze.
The drinks may have been stiff, but Kiefer wasn't -- we're told he tipped $200.
FYI: We're told Sutherland -- who has a few DUIs under his belt -- was responsible this time and used a designated driver when he left the bar.
Filed under: Kiefer Sutherland, Exclusives
Tags: 24, bar, bill, drinking, drinks, DUI, kiefer sutherland, KieferSutherland, san pedro, SanPedro, tab, the spot, TheSpot
Posted Nov 2nd 2009 1:00PM by TMZ Staff
The dude who got a DUI on a converted La-Z-Boy was literally sitting on a goldmine and he didn't know it -- now his beloved recliner-mobile is currently fetching more than $43,000 in a police auction ... and he won't see a cent of it.
The bid for Dennis LeRoy's infamous La-Z-Boy-Mobile is currently at $43,100 -- and there's less than 24 hours to go.
Cops in Proctor, MN, made a deal with LeRoy to remove one of the DUI's from his record if they could sell the contraption -- but little did they know LeRoy's franken-chair could be worth as much as a brand new Audi A5.
For the record -- a regular, non-motorized recliner usually goes for around 700 bucks.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: dennis leroy, DennisLeroy, dui, dui arrest, DuiArrest, la-z-boy, la-z-boy dui, la-z-boy-mobile, La-z-boyDui
Posted Oct 30th 2009 5:00AM by TMZ Staff
Like a babe being ripped from the arms of its loving mother, the man who got a DUI on a converted La-Z-Boy is now being separated from his cherished creation.
Dennis LeRoy's La-Z-Boy-Mobile is being sold out from under him on eBay by cops in Proctor, Minnesota -- a punishment for LeRoy getting his second DUI while riding the incredible contraption last year.
But all is not lost ... in exchange for removing the chair from the possession of its drunken master, LeRoy will get one of the DUIs taken off his record.
Somewhere, LeRoy is probably listening to "There's a Tear in My Beer" by Hank Williams.
Tags: dennis leroy, DennisLeroy, dui, ebay, la-z-boy, sold
Posted Oct 28th 2009 12:23PM by TMZ Staff
A .08 is a .08 no matter how you look at it -- so Stephanie Pratt was formally charged with suspicion of DUI today after her arrest two Sundays ago in Hollywood.
As we first reported, Pratt was pulled over at 3:45 AM on October 18 after leaving Holly Montag's birthday party.
Pratt's two breathalyzer tests registered .08 and .09 -- the legal limit is .08 -- so she was arrested and held on $5,000 bail.
If convicted, Pratt could face up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, The Hills
Tags: arrested, charged, dui, stephanie pratt, StephaniePratt, the hills, TheHills
Posted Oct 24th 2009 9:10AM by TMZ Staff
Cops must have shaken some sense into Dennis Quaid on Wednesday night when they probably let him slide on a DUI -- because the guy splurged on a full-size limo last night just go out to dinner.
Filed under: Dennis Quaid
Tags: dennis quaid, DennisQuaid, dui, limo
Posted Oct 23rd 2009 12:25AM by TMZ Staff
The dude who was arrested for drunk driving a motorized recliner says he wrecked his kick-ass ride because he was trying to pop a wheelie ... and the CHICK RIDING ON THE BACK OF THE La-Z-Boy threw off his balance!
We just got off the phone with 61-year-old Dennis LeRoy, who told us the only thing harder to do than pop a wheelie on a racing chair after slamming 8 beers is popping a wheelie on a racing chair with a chick on the back after slamming 8 beers.
The added weight must have thrown off LeRoy's already dicey equilibrium -- because the unfortunate passenger ended up getting tossed from the ride and LeRoy ended up slamming into a parked car ... which landed him in the slammer.
Don't forget, people ... tricks are for kids!
Filed under: Train Wrecks, Drunks, Exclusives
Tags: armchair, chair, dennis leroy, DennisLeroy, drunk, dui, la-z-boy
Posted Oct 22nd 2009 2:29PM by TMZ Staff
How lazy do you gotta be to get a DUI without ever getting off your La-Z-Boy???
A 61-year-old dude named Dennis LeRoy was just sentenced to 180 days in jail after cops say he got wasted at a Minnesota bar last year and tried to drive home on his suped-up piece of living room furniture.
The La-Z-booze-mobile was equipped with a cup-holder, radio, headlight and a National Hot Rod Association sticker. It was powered by a converted lawn-mower.
Cops say on August 31,2008, LeRoy pounded around 8 or 9 beers, left the bar, mounted his chair-mobile -- which is capable of speeds up to 20 MPH -- and crashed into a "real car" on the way back to his home.
LeRoy was given field sobriety tests ... but cops say he "failed everything."
The La-Z-Boy driver can avoid jail time if he completes two years of supervised probation -- which includes completing a chemical dependency program, random testing and 30 days of electronic monitoring.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Drunks
Tags: dui, dui arrest, DuiArrest, lazy boy, lazy-boy, LazyBoy, mobile
Posted Oct 22nd 2009 2:09PM by TMZ Staff
Just moments ago, Dennis Quaid returned to the scene of the non-crime -- retrieving the truck that cops suggested he trade for a cab last night outside of an L.A. restaurant called Philippe.
This time, he was able to leave without incident ... we're guessing his bar-top-dancing buddy is still sleeping it off.
Filed under: Paparazzi Video, Drunks, Dennis Quaid, Ride Me
Tags: cops, dennis quaid, DennisQuaid, drunk, dui
Posted Oct 22nd 2009 12:00PM by TMZ Staff
Before cops cut Dennis Quaid a break by strongly urging him to get a cab -- instead of a DUI -- his crew was living it up inside Philippe ... on top of the restaurant's bar!
Check out Quaid's friend working her moves on the bar to Aerosmith's "Walk This Way." It looks like Dennis' wife Kimberly was about to join in too.
Anyone got some singles?
Filed under: Drunks, Dennis Quaid, Exclusives
Tags: bar, coyote ugly, CoyoteUgly, dancing, dennis quaid, DennisQuaid, drunk, dui, kimberly quaid, KimberlyQuaid, video
Posted Oct 22nd 2009 10:00AM by TMZ Staff
Dennis Quaid lucked out big time last night. Cops tell us the actor could have been hit with DUI since he did get behind the wheel of of his car -- while the motor was running -- and turned the wheel for a split second.
Cops tell us if the motor is running and you're behind the wheel -- you can get busted for a DUI. Cops eventually told Quaid to get out of the car -- and he took a cab home.
We're told the decision to bust is at the officer's discretion, which in this case, saved Quaid's ass ... so we gotta ask ...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Paparazzi Video, Drunks, Dennis Quaid
Tags: cops, dennis quaid, DennisQuaid, driving, drunk, dui, kimberly quaid, KimberlyQuaid, video
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.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Drunks, Dennis Quaid
Tags: cops, dennis quaid, DennisQuaid, driving, drunk, dui, kimberly quaid, KimberlyQuaid, mel gibson, MelGibson
Posted Oct 19th 2009 12:53AM by TMZ Staff
Drunk driving is drunk driving -- but as far as DUIs go, Stephanie Pratt is no Gary Collins.
We've learned the "Hills" star took two breathalyzer tests after she was pulled over in Hollywood early Sunday morning. The first was .08, the second was a .09.
The legal limit in California is .08.
She was not stopped because she was driving erratically, but because of an equipment violation.
As we first reported, Pratt felt the cops were lying in wait for her as she left a club in Hollywood.
Pratt was held on $5,000 bail and released Sunday afternoon.
Filed under: TV, The Hills, Drunks, Exclusives
Tags: dui, stephanie pratt, StephaniePratt, the hills, TheHills
Posted Oct 18th 2009 1:10PM by TMZ Staff
Stephanie Pratt spent Saturday evening at a birthday party in Hollywood for Holly Montag. She spent Sunday morning in jail after she was arrested for DUI.
A good time was had by all. Maybe too good.
Filed under: TV, The Hills, Drunks, Photo Galleries
Tags: dui, holly montag, HollyMontag, hollywood, stephanie pratt, StephaniePratt
Posted Oct 18th 2009 10:44AM by TMZ Staff
UPDATE -- A source close to Pratt tells us Stephanie had just left Holly Montag's birthday party when she was pulled over. Our source says cops watched Stephanie get in her car and were waiting to bust her.
TMZ has learned Stephanie Pratt was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence early this morning in Hollywood.
Law enforcement tells us Pratt, who appears frequently on MTV's "The Hills," was busted this morning at 3:45 AM PT in Hollywood.
She was taken into custody. Her bail is set at $5,000.
Pratt is still in custody. She's just been booked.
UPDATE: So how's this for crazy. We're told some spectators who had just gotten out of a club saw Pratt get busted. Some started taking pictures, which ticked off some of the others and a big fight broke out on the street while Stephanie was being cuffed. But Steph was the only one taken into custody.
Story developing ...
Filed under: TV, The Hills, Drunks, Exclusives
Tags: dui, stephanie pratt, StephaniePratt, the hills, TheHills
