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A Florida man allegedly stole an ambulance and forced the police to chase him when the paramedics said they would not give him a ride home.

On the evening of March 15, a 43-year-old man was at the HCA South Tampa Hospital, and he asked paramedics from the Tampa Fire Rescue if they would give him a ride home in the ambulance. His request was denied, and the man allegedly jumped into the vehicle and drove away. Florida Highway Patrol was notified about the situation, and troopers began searching for the ambulance. They quickly found it, and when they tried to perform a traffic stop, the driver allegedly ignored them and forced them to chase him down.

According to reports, the troopers trailed him as he failed to stop at multiple stop signs, turned into oncoming traffic, and almost caused several collisions with other vehicles. When he finally stopped, a deputy’s dash cam reportedly displayed the man sitting in the ambulance after refusing to get out and drinking from a can of what was believed to be beer. The police tried to physically take him out of the vehicle, but he reportedly resisted by gripping the steering wheel. After he was removed, he was identified as a homeless individual from the Tampa area. When they talked to him about what occurred, he allegedly said he had been drinking for two days prior to the incident.

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A Florida man who was allegedly driving a golf cart while intoxicated was arrested after his passenger fell off the motorized vehicle and later succumbed to her injuries.

According to reports, in the early morning hours on March 9, a man who lives in The Villages community was driving a golf cart with a 60-year-old female passenger. He also reportedly had a cooler with a case of beer and a few empty cans inside the small, slow-moving vehicle. When they were close to his residence, the man reportedly had to swerve to prevent colliding with a parked car. During the unanticipated turn, the woman tumbled out of the cart and landed on the pavement.

The authorities were notified, and deputies from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, troopers from Florida Highway Patrol, and an ambulance with medical personnel went to the location. The woman, who was identified as a 60-year-old from Illinois who was in Florida visiting her mother, was severely injured and losing a lot of blood and was in critical condition. She was first given CPR and then taken to the trauma unit at Ocala Regional Medical Center, but she did not survive.

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A Florida man suspected of driving while intoxicated is facing charges after he allegedly told the police he drank several beers before getting behind the wheel.

Late in the evening on January 1, a 60-year-old man from Eustice was driving his Chevrolet Traverse locally when he was pulled over for allegedly failing to leave enough space between his truck and the vehicle in front of him. It was believed that he might be intoxicated, and an officer from the Florida Highway Patrol headed to the scene to assist.

When he arrived and interacted with the driver, who was reportedly slurring his words, he reported that he also smelled alcohol, which gave him the impression that the man had been drinking. He asked the man for his driver’s license, and things reportedly took an unusual turn. According to reports, instead of giving him the card, the man reached out and requested that the officer hold his hand. The driver also said he was not sure why he was pulled over. The officer asked whether the man had anything to drink before driving, and he allegedly said he had a few beers six to seven hours prior to getting in the vehicle.

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An Indiana man accused of driving with over triple the legal blood-alcohol level was arrested after allegedly failing to stop when he crashed into several parked vehicles.

On the afternoon of December 29, a 22-year-old man from South Bend was driving locally when he reportedly crashed into the front of a woman’s parked car. She heard a collision, and when she walked outside to check it out, she said she noticed what appeared to be white paint on the damaged body. The offending driver was no longer present, and the authorities were notified.

Officers from the South Bend Police Department spoke to the alleged victim and then headed to a second reported crash scene a couple of blocks away. The police were told someone driving a white Dodge was at fault for the collisions, and the suspect was still at the scene. When they approached the vehicle, the man was sitting in the driver’s seat. According to reports, he looked and acted like he was intoxicated, and the police said they smelled alcohol when they were talking to him. When they administered a breath test, the results indicated that the man, who reportedly said he was at a party earlier in the day, had a .245 BAC.

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At a campground in Arkansas, a couple allegedly attempted to exchange their two-month-old baby boy for beer and money.

On September 21, an incident occurred at the Beaver Lake Hide-A-Way Campground in Rogers when a couple reportedly sought alcohol from another camper that they had previously asked on several occasions. When their request was denied, a heavily intoxicated individual offered to give them beer in exchange for letting him take care of their two-month-old baby overnight. He was concerned about the infant, so he agreed to keep the baby temporarily.

The parents reportedly accepted, but the situation escalated when the baby was handed over to another man at a different camper at the campground. According to reports, the parents agreed to sign over their parental rights in exchange for $1,000 and beer and signed a written contract. It said that once the agreement was signed, the parents would have no further contact with the child.

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According to reports, two men flagged down a Lyft driver near a nightclub in Oklahoma City early Sunday morning. Instead of requesting a ride using the app, they offered to pay cash, which the driver agreed to if they were going somewhere close by. After getting into the car with a bag of beer, the back seat passenger reportedly handed a handgun to the front passenger, who allegedly pressed it to the driver’s head and threatened him.

The passengers allegedly demanded to be taken to Durant, which was about 150 miles away, and the driver refused. They reportedly made the man continue driving while allegedly threatening him and attempting to access his phone. Eventually, they decided to have him drop them off at another club in Oklahoma City, where they reportedly demanded the driver’s cellphone and $20 in cash before they got out of the car.

The driver reported that he was terrified by the alleged threats they made to harm his family if he reported them, but he called the police from a local 7-Eleven. The authorities quickly found the suspects nearby.

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A Montana man without permanent housing was arrested for his fifth DUI after he was reportedly caught drinking beer while sitting under a tree on private property.

On August 3rd, a 43-year-old man went to a bar in the unincorporated community of Frenchtown. After he had a few drinks, he reportedly left in a Chevy Malibu and drove to a nearby home with a tree in the yard. He parked in the driveway and got out of the vehicle so he could sit under the tree and enjoy the shade it provided.

When the man was spotted, the authorities were notified, and a deputy with the Missoula County Sheriff’s Office went to the address. It was noted that the car door was open, and the man was still hanging out under the tree. The deputy asked him what was going on, and the man reportedly said he left a nearby bar and then sat under the tree to drink beer in the shade.

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A Utah man was arrested for several charges after a DUI stop reportedly revealed he provided a juvenile with liquor, and then allegedly attacked the teen.

Just before 7:30 a.m. on October 25, a man from Washington City was in St. George, and when he got into his vehicle a bystander believed he was intoxicated. The other person notified the authorities, and officers from the St. George Police Department went to the location to investigate.

When approaching the vehicle, it was reported that an open can of beer was on the street next to it. The police assumed that the can belonged to the driver of the car, who was reportedly climbing out of the passenger’s side when they got there.

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A Montana man reportedly driving with a missing license plate light was pulled over and accused of driving under the influence, and he allegedly became violent and headbutted a detention officer.

On October 7, a 23-year-old man was driving a Silverado in Missoula, and one of the license plate lights was reportedly missing. A deputy with the Missoula County Sheriff’s Office saw the vehicle and performed a traffic stop.

When the deputy began to talk to the driver, he reportedly smelled alcohol and believed the man might be intoxicated. The man reportedly told the deputy that he drank one beer. When asked for his license and registration, the driver reportedly said he only had a learner’s permit.

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The former coach of the West Virginia University basketball team was arrested in June for suspicion of driving under the influence, and he has now entered a diversion program for first-time offenders.

Bob Huggins was the coach of the West Virginia University basketball team from 2007 through 2023.

On the evening of June 16, Huggins was driving in Pittsburgh when police saw his SUV stopped in the middle of the road and impeding other drivers from continuing their travels. One of the tires had blown out, and one of the doors on the vehicle was open, but the man was still sitting inside.

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