We have compiled a list of top 10 DUI celebrity DUI arrests in the past decade. Some celebrities found themselves behind bars, some got their DUI issues sorted out and some headed straight to rehab.

Celebrities often have great wealth, influence and a flock of fans wanting to shake their hand. But every now and then some celebrities do stupid things and driving under the influence is no laughing matter. With strict DUI laws, DUI fines and obvious irresponsibility for the safety of others, these celebrities have been charged with multiple DUI’s. We get the idea of wanting to become famous when you grow up but even Paris Hilton ended up doing time in the clink for a DUI.

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Late Saturday night, the driver of a vehicle rear-ended a gas tanker, starting a massive fire on the 134 Freeway and was charged with driving while intoxicated.

According to CHP officer Ed Jacobs, the fire erupted shortly after 11 p.m. when the tanker’s rear trailer was struck from behind by a Honda traveling at high speed. The tanker struck a guardrail and overturned, bursting into flames just along the shoulder underneath the 134 connector to southbound 5.

The car was heading west, east of the 5 Freeway and was also engulfed in flames. Both drivers and a passenger in the Honda scrambled to safety and were not injured.

The driver of the Honda, a 25-year-old Glendale man, was tested for alcohol levels and later arrested for driving while intoxicated. His name was not released.

The Freeway was shut down overnight due to the blaze and the Eastbound lanes were open Sunday morning.

April 6, 2012

Students at the El Camino Fundamental High School in San Diego are employing an extreme but unique tactic to teach the dangers of drunk driving to students and parents alike. The California Highway Patrol, representatives of Sacramento Metro Fire District and Every 15 Minutes, set up a pretend fatal crash scene in the football stadium of the school on March 27^th.

The purpose of this grim exercise was to teach a lesson to the kids in a way they would never forget that driving under influence can have permanent and deadly consequences. Every 15 Minutes is an organization that is dedicated to teaching kids the dangers of impaired driving by explaining that every 15 minutes, some person is killed because of a drunk driver on the road.

To enact the fatal crash scenes, a handful of students were selected to participate in which many of them pretended to get killed while one was arrested. A day later on March 28^th, mock tombstones were erected for the students that were killed in the exercise to further incorporate the scene in the heads of the students and to bring reality to the exercise.

The Metro Fire Department also played their part in the mock fatal crash scene when they tended to the injured and deceased participants of the exercise held on the March 27-28. Fliers related to the mock death of the students were put up all over the school to bring home the message of dangers of drunk driving.

Other schools that held this activity include Bella Vista High School and Dell Campo High School in Fair Oaks. While some parents and public would view this exercise as harsh on the students, this exercise proved to be an effective visual message to students to stay away from drunk driving at all costs.

The “War on Drugs” has taken a ridiculous turn with the introduction of Assemblywoman Torres bill which brings out a new agenda of zero tolerance against driving under influence. When asked to comment on it, Paul Chabot bored the guests with a detailed explanation of why this bill is a good legislation. The problem with Chabot is that he can turn an innocent rubber duck into a firing pistol at his own accord; the guy needs to straighten his facts before commenting on any such legislative issue.

The driving under influence law in California is pretty straight forward and all inclusive i.e. it is against the law to be under the influence of any drug or alcohol while driving. The police officials have a standardized training to deal with DUIs and to determine the amount of damage followed by procedures to detain, stop and arrest or test those who are driving under influence.

The Assemblywoman Torres bill aims at sending any and everyone to jail who uses marijuana (even for medical purposes) without regarding whether the person is actually under influence or not. Marijuana is different from alcohol in the sense that it remains in the blood of the person for around 30 days before being flushed out. So even if you used medicinal marijuana 15 days back, you can still be charged for DUI and if charged three times, you can get a prison time of 10 years. This is apparently what Mr. Chabot wants for the entire California people.

Many criminal justice and legal affairs professionals at LEAP (Law Enforcement against Prohibition) have asked Assemblywoman Torres to withdraw the bill while stating that zero tolerance is a very clichéd concept that can have adverse repercussions in the long run. If bills like these are passed, they will give abusive power to the drug checkpoints on the road and people will be charged innocently of the crimes they have never committed.

In his interview, Mr. Chabot has commented about marijuana cartel in the city and the increasing number of traffic accidents especially of the people driving to and from marijuana dispensaries. It is clear from these statements that Mr. Chabot lacks the knowledge of basic facts about marijuana and its medicinal use.

Firstly, there are no “cartels” of any sort with regards to marijuana dispensaries as stated by the California State Threat Assessment Center Bulletin issued Feb. 22, 2012. Dramatized things like these can be used to keep the war on drugs alive but Mr. Chabot should realize that he is going to a very low level if he is trying to justify the bill through such fabrications. Similarly, there is no statistical proof that DUI related accidents are more frequent while driving to or from marijuana dispensaries. One of the Office of Traffic Study does state that in more than 30 percent of accidents the drivers are tested positive for DUI of legal and illegal drugs but Mr. Chabot failed to see the lines written under this result indicating that being tested positive does not necessarily means damage or impairment.

All the legal professionals are in favor of well researched and scientifically proven legislation that is in favor of protecting the individuals of California on the road. Considering Mr. Chabot’s knowledge and reputation in the legal matters, it is not surprising for many people to see him go to any length to justify bad legislation like the Assemblywoman Torres bill. But what is surprising actually is the fact that California Police Chief Association is supporting such a ridiculous policy considering that these people are well aware of the consequences it will bring.

The comments by Mr. Chabot clearly suggest that his main aim is to shut down marijuana dispensaries in California. Therefore, it is your responsibility to ensure that the chief of police of your area actually supports the bill or is he under some kind of pressure. The people of California are sensible enough to understand what is right for them; they did not let people like Chabot win this battle 15 years ago when the voters passed Proposition 215 with a margin of 55 percent and they can make history repeat itself once again by a greater margin of almost 78 percent.

Another poll suggests that almost 80 percent of the people are of the opinion that the war on drugs has been a failure for United States and that more stringent yet sensible policies need to be introduced. The problem for people like Chabot is that they are too stubborn to admit this simple fact of a failed policy – only after accepting this, they will be able to improve the system.

Like Paul Chabot, others also took part in the implementation of these failed policies but the difference between them and Chabot is that they are ready to accept their mistake and to work with the society for its betterment. The stubbornness of our policymakers can harm our society even further but Chabot fails to realize this and continues to try his best to justify the misguided policies of a war imposed on the people of United States in general and people of California in particular.

WASHINGTON, Pa. – 49-year-old Miguel Rivera of Washington, Pa. was fired after he was charged with driving three busloads of students under the influence of alcohol and also being charged with driving drunk in his own vehicle less than 17 hours later.

Rivera was first charged around 10 a.m. Friday while driving 142 students to a field trip from Washington Park School when he was legally drunk. He was scheduled to make three runs to carry the Washington Park School students on the field trip, but before the third group set off, teachers in the group said that they smelt alcohol on Rivera’s breath and called the police. He was fired after that.

He was later stopped by the State police around 2:30 a.m. Saturday for drunk driving in his own vehicle on the Interstate 70 exit, also in Washington.

According to the police reports, Rivera’s blood alcohol content was recorded at 0.081 percent just 30 minutes after he drove the school students. This is four times the state’s legal limit of 0.02 percent for commercial vehicle drivers. He now faces 147 charges of endangering the welfare of children.

Online court records for Rivera do not list an attorney.

Los Angeles – According to a decision passed by a Los Angeles judge on Thursday, March 29, actress Lindsay Lohan’s probation stemming from a 2007 drunk driving case has ended as the actress had successfully completed all requirements.

The terms of her probation included community service hours and therapy sessions. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner ruled that had Lohan not completed the probation requirements, she could spend 270 days behind bars.

Despite the end of her probation period, the 25-year-old actress is not totally free. She is still on two-and-a-half year probation stemming from a theft of a necklace from a Venice jewelry store in Southern California. However, the judge has reduced the terms to unsupervised and informal probation which will terminate on May 24, 2014.

Judge Sautner stressed that the only terms of probation the actress will be facing are “to obey all laws”. She also said, “I know it’s kinda hard when people are following you all the time, but that’s the life you choose.”

Lohan and her lawyer Shawn Holley were extremely relieved and happy with the judge’s statement. They both thanked and hugged the judge after the hearing. “What you’ve done has really opened a lot of doors for me,” Lohan said to the judge.

Ever since she rose to fame between 2003 and 2005, the former Disney darling’s career was interrupted in 2007 when she was involved in two drunk driving incidents and three visits to rehabilitation facilities.

Michigan – An 18-year-old driver is arrested for being “super drunk” and allegedly hitting an Oakland County Sheriff’s Department patrol car before running away from the scene.

A red SUV was towed from the accident scene with a sheriff’s deputy by Lakeside Towing just before 1 am Saturday. According to the sheriff’s department, an 18-year-old girl from West Bloomfield Township was behind the wheel. She was driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.24 when she hit the patrol car and continued driving. The Oakland County Sheriff’s deputy was helping another motorist in a different hit-and-run accident and had pulled off the roadway at Union Lake Road just north of Richardson Road in Commerce Township when the accident happened. His lights were activated.

The accident damaged the patrol car’s right front fender, right front tire and rim, control arm and front suspension, leaving it no longer driveable. Luckily, the deputy was outside the car when it was hit and was not hurt. The SUV was also badly damaged and could no longer be driven and the 18-year-old was found on a side street about a half a mile away where she was arrested. Her name is not being released yet.

She was arrested under Michigan’s “super drunk” driving law, which has harsher penalties. The “super drunk” law took effect on October 31, 2010 which applies to people operating and driving a motor vehicle with a Blood Alcohol Content of 0.17 and higher.

18-year-old Desaleen James shares her story and video from the Drunk Driving crash that killed her two friends.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A gut-wrenching video shared by Desaleen James shows the heartbreaking reality of what a drunk driving crash really looks like. The 18-year-old was a passenger inside a car which was being driven by a legally drunk woman. The crash was videotaped by one of the girls in the car and was later shared by 9 News to let everyone know what a drunk driving crash really looks like.

The fatal crash happened last year on 29 December along University Boulevard in Silver Spring. The woman driving the vehicle was more than twice the legal limit for intoxication which was confirmed by the police report.

The tape reveals a night of partying with a drunk driver behind the wheel. Throughout the video, loud female voices can be heard, including a young woman shouting “We’re driving drunk”, and another one yelling, “If we die tonight, we know where we’re going.”

The video reveals how three exuberant young women are hurtled from sheer joy to tragedy in just six seconds. The videotape continues to roll for another 21 minutes from inside the mangled car after the crash and captures the desperate sounds of the a survivor calling for help.

“I’m still in denial. I’m still in denial. I don’t know. Maybe I’m here to save somebody else,” said 18-year-old Desaleen James, the only survivor in the crash who was buckled in the front passenger seat, videotaping her night out with her friends. “I wouldn’t want anyone else, not even my worst enemy to walk in my shoes right now,” she continued.

The police investigation of the video tape revealed that the car was traveling at about 94 miles per hour in a 40 mile per hour zone. When the driver lost control of the vehicle, the speeding car went airborne and barreled over a chain link fence before it plowed into a brick embankment. The impact was so violent that parts of the car flung into tree branches and utility wires.

“It’s not real yet. It’s not real. I’m past crying. I can’t cry anymore. I can’t. I’m all cried out,” said Desaleen.

The investigation also showed that 22-year-old Jenice Richards was driving the vehicle with a blood alcohol level of more than twice the legal limit. 19-year-old Tamara Johnson was sitting in the back seat and had urged the driver to slow down. She had not been drinking. The three friends had spent the night at a Montgomery County Club, and even though they were teenagers, Desaleen said that it was no problem getting alcohol.

“It was very easy. I just had to pay the guy at the door ten dollars not to put an X on my hand. That was it,” she said.

Desaleen suffered from a broken hip in the crash. Her physical wounds have healed but the emotional pain is still there. The horrific accident has changed her entire life. She lost two close friends who were as close as her sisters.

“You never think that something like this is going to happen to you. It’s one in a million, like, and then boom. It hits you. And there you are, that one in a million,” she said.

Desaleen now has a new perspective on life. She feels frustrated with teenagers who insist that they have the right to drink and get behind the wheel afterwards. She can only meet her best friends at the cemetery now. Her sister’s life cannot come back, neither can it be traded for anything.

Desaleen says that she’s not the same person she was 11 weeks ago. She wants to spend the rest of her life making sure that no one else makes the same mistake that they did. She wants to dedicate the rest of her life to keep the memory of her best friend alive.

A Costa Mesa police officer was honored among other area police at a Mothers Against Drunk Driving ceremony last week for making the most drunk driving arrests in Orange County last year.

A total of five Costa Mesa officers were honored with a Century Award from MADD at the Richard M. Nixon Presidential library and Museum in Yorba Linda Thursday. According to the Costa Mesa Police Department, Officer Kha Bao made 432 drunk driving arrests last year. Boa is the first Costa Mesa officer to receive such an award.

Apart from officer Kha Bao, four other Costa Mesa officers were honored, including officers Jose Torres, Oscar Reyes, Crystal Rodriguez and Jared Shurley. Police reports show that all the five officers made a total of 859 drunk driving arrests last year.

Officer William Hume of Newport Beach police was also recognized for a high number of arrests. According to the Newport Brach Police Department, officer William Hume made a total of 306 drunk driving arrests in 2011 and received a Century Award for his exceptional services.

Officer Kenneth Garrett of Kansas City, Kan, the only full-time DUI enforcement officer, is one of the nation’s leading enforcers

Kenneth Garrett, the DUI coordinator at the police department, is the one person whose name is not uttered fondly among those who regularly inhabit barstools in Kansas City, Kansas.

For nearly 20 years, Garrett has done his job well. His career with the KCK Police Department has earned him the reputation which bar inhabitants despise, and that is OK with him.

According to statistics provided by the police department, Garrett made over 400 DUI arrests last year. The statistics also reveal approximately 10,000 impaired-driving suspects who were confined to jail cells by Garrett during the course of his career.

According to a spokesman for MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving),these numbers put Garrett among the most prolific enforcers of DUI laws in the country. The state statistics also show that no other officer comes close to Garrett when it comes to taking drunk drivers off the roads.

For Garrett, his job is something that has to be done to prevent tragedies. He has not lost any friend or family member to drunk driving. His commitment is there to protect innocent people and make sure they do not fall victim to such disasters.

Everybody finds their niche at some point in life, and for Garrett, it is finding drunk drivers, although at times they find him. Garrett takes drunk driving laws very seriously and enforcing them is also serious business for him.

“You get tired of the drunk drivers. You see all of the property damage, all of the injuries and all of the deaths they cause,” he said.

As the only full-time DUI enforcement officer, Garrett hits the streets at 9 pm daily and works until 5 am. He uses various methods to find drunken drivers. He looks for drivers who show signs of impairment, such as weaving, making wide turns, driving at night without headlights or straddling lane dividers. He’ll hit different locations on different nights of the week and uses certain locations based on traffic crash statistics.

Almost half of the arrests he made last year were as a result of “self-initiated” patrolling. The other half involve stops by district patrol officers who suspected they had a drunken driver on their hands and called Garrett to assess the situation, conduct DUI testing and book any arrestees.

The entire process of assessing the individual and then booking an arrest is time consuming and complicated. Precise guidelines have to be followed throughout the testing procedure and breath testing machines have to be used to measure the blood alcohol level of the driver. These machines have to be tested regularly and maintained properly. In case of an arrest, the law requires the reading of a lengthy advisory to the person being arrested. Any deviation from the protocol can result in the case being thrown out.

Despite the grim nature of his job, Garrett’s career is peppered with humorous oddities. Once a driver of a stolen van backed into and onto the hood of Garrett’s patrol car. The driver was clad only in women’s pink panties when Garrett took him from the van. The collision was on purpose. Apart from this incident two other drunk drivers have collided with Garret’s patrol car in separate incidents. At another time, Garrett arrested the drivers of two large RVs that crashed while racing around a parking lot at Kansas Speedway.

Apart from his daily patrol, Garrett also spends two to four days a week at the courthouse to testify in DUI cases. Being the arresting officer in all these cases, he often has to attend a second administrative hearing involving the person’s license suspension.

His job also involves dealing with unpredictable and angry people, who resort to verbal abuse. At times, he gets bribery attempts from people desperate to get out of their predicament.

“I get all sorts of promises for sex or money,” he said.

But those vain attempts at freedom are duly recorded on his patrol car’s dash camera video system.

“Everything I say and do is on camera,” he said.

Capt. Moses Toledo, head of the department’s traffic unit, calls Garrett the consummate professional.

“It’s a really demanding position,” Toledo said. “He’s definitely an asset to the department.”