Katie Rees, Miss Nevada USA 2007, who was stripped of her crown following this and other "scandalous photos" Let me tell you something about Hartford, Connecticut, the city, I, Scanner Brian was born in. Actually, better yet, let's not tell you anything about Hartford, Connectic...

A Pennsylvania man called 911, on himself, to inform the cops he was too drunk to drive. It's a commendable gesture in a sort of dumbass-with-a-drinking-problem sort of way. According to UPI, the......

This story is so disturbing, it has us worried about the next two generations... A 14-year-old New Zealand girl was arrested earlier this week for driving drunk-- and that's just the beginning of the story. When her breathalyzer tests were released by police, it turned out she had a blood-alcoho...

Actor Rip Torn, lately known for his role as Zed in the Men In Black movies was arrested in December for his semi-annual DUI. Also, he looks like a hobo in his mugshot. We almost mistook Mr. Torn......

Charles Barkley got nabbed by police in Gilbert, Arizona early Wednesday morning.  A mobile DUI task force had set up a checkpoint and did blood testing right on site. Gilbert police Lt. Eric Shuhandler saw the former NBA star run a stop sign around 1:30 a.m.  Barkley declined to submit to a breat...

Filed under: Car Tech, Computers How's this for dual purpose? Zhao Wencai and Li Zhoumu, two graduate students at the China University of Geosciences, have concocted a prototype device which checks for two important bits of information before allowing a car to start. First, it scans your fingerprint...

After attempts to secure a prostitute failed, a belligerently drunk UK driver crashed his Audi Q7 into the back of a Fiat Punto while pleasuring himself, killing two and injuring a third. File this......

Filed under: Health & safety, In the news, Weird but true, Alcohol & drugs When you're a parent, the instinct to protect your child is sometimes overwhelming. When my husband stumbled on our concrete porch steps with our older daughter, then just an infant, they both fell... hard. He ended u...

A judge granted Erin Howard temporary leave of jail to attend her sons funeral. She was doing time after a drunk driving accident resulted in her 6-year-old son’s death on her 26th birthday. Events like this should serve as a big wake up call to yourself, “Hey… Maybe it’s tim...

Filed under: Car Tech, Summer Fun Here's a piece of advice for our readers: Don't get behind the wheel or handlebars of anything motorized if you're intoxicated, whether it's a car, a scooter, Power Wheel, or even a cooler. It's dangerous, and most likely illegal. Leslie J. "Bomber" Marr learned thi...