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Cops: Man drove drunk to prison for DUI sentence

Monday, April 12th, 2010

Nothing like an overachiever when it comes to incarceration.   If I can get 2 days for a DUI, why not show up drunk and hope for more?  After all prison is a 5 star venue, unfortunately it’s minus 5 stars, but hey if you are drunk it might be as nice as a Sandals resort (and you get to wear sandals).

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. (AP) — Police said a Massachusetts man headed to a Vermont prison to serve a two-day sentence for driving under the influence was intoxicated when he drove himself to prison.

Vermont State Police say that staff at the Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield noticed that a 42-year-old man was intoxicated when he arrived late Tuesday afternoon and that he had driven himself there.

So prison staff called police.

Police said the man was then processed for DUI second offense and released back into the custody of the Department of Corrections.

The man was due to appear in court later this month on the latest charge.

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Police: Woman drives drunk, spits on officer

Monday, March 1st, 2010

I am not sure there is anything worse than a drunk, but maybe a spitting drunk will make me change my mind.   Lock ‘er up and put her in one of those spit hoods for a couple days and that’ll cure that!

WILLISTON, Vt. (AP) — Police said they had their hands full with a drunken driving suspect who allegedly struggled during her arrest, spat on an officer and later tried to bolt from a hospital emergency room. The woman, 22, was pulled over about 3 a.m. Saturday after police saw her driving with no lights on and in an erratic fashion. After registering .144 on a blood-alcohol content test, she allegedly spat on a police officer and was taken to Fletcher Allen Health Care after complaining of back pain.

Police said she was disorderly with ER personnel there and tried to flee.

The woman was charged with DUI, assault on a law enforcement officer and disorderly conduct.

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Truck carrying 40,000 pounds of beer overturns in Vermont, closing highway for several hours

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Where’s the Beer?  I’ll tell you where the beer is, it’s in Vermont with a little bit of road rash.  The good news there was a nice Vermont cheese shop so a good time was had by everyone!

beer Truck carrying 40,000 pounds of beer overturns in Vermont, closing highway for several hoursSWANTON, Vt. (AP) — Police say a truck carrying 40,000 pounds of beer overturned in Vermont and closed a highway for several hours.

The truck went off the road Monday morning on Route 78 in Swanton. It rolled over and landed in a swamp on a wildlife refuge. The crash also knocked down some power lines.

Travis Greeno, assistant chief of the Swanton Fire Department, says the truck had to be offloaded before it was pulled out of the ditch. He said it was “going to be a long day.”

The highway was closed for several hours.

The truck driver was not hurt. It is unclear why he went off the road.

No beer spilled into the swamp.

Information from: WCAX-TV, http://www.wcax.com

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