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Florida man didn't drink while driving, only while stopped at traffic lights

ERO BEACH, Fla. - A Florida man stopped for drunk driving denies he was actually drinking while driving, claiming he only drank while he was stopped at traffic signals and stop signs. Earle Gustavas Stevens of Vero Beach was approached on June 27 by a police officer after a woman called 911 saying he had hit her bumper numerous times while waiting in a McDonald's drive-thru lane.






The Smoking Gun reports Stevens smelled of alcohol and was slurring his words, according to the officer.
A bottle of Jim Beam was sitting in the passengers seat next to Stevens, and he admitted he had been drinking.
But when pressed if he was drinking while driving, Stevens said no.
“He further explained that he was not drinking while the car was moving and only when he stopped for stop signs and traffic signals.” the officer wrote in the report.
Stevens was arrested and charged with drunk driving and driving without a license.

This is why it is not called drinking and driving, but driving under the influence. Nice try, but not as innovative as another Floridian


Florida DUI suspect claims dog was driving car, not him

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - A Florida man has raised the bar when it comes to the old "the dog ate my homework" excuse.
Scott Garrett was pulled over for driving erratically on I-95 outside Port St. Lucie last month, according to The Smoking Gun.










When officers detected the smell of alcohol coming from the car, Garrett claimed he wasn't driving the car, his dog was.


However, the excuse didn't fool anyone as his "red, very glassy, and blood shot eyes" and the bottle of alcohol in the passenger's seat pretty gave him away.



Oh, and there was no actual dog in the car.



Garrett asked officers for a ride home. Instead, they gave him a ride to jail where he was charged with drunk driving.

If you are going to try the ol' "the dog was driving" defense, you might want to have a dog in the car. Might help the story.


I would say that there must be something in the water, but evidently these citizens did not spend a lot of time drinking water.