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DUI Offender on Bail Caught Drinking on Courthouse Lawn!

By Total DUI

Martin Ruiz of Nevada may be living proof that actions speak louder than words. In January of this year, Ruiz was arrested for DUI after an accident in which he and his passenger were injured, as well as the other driver. Ruiz was driving 70 mph with a blood alcohol content of 0.104. After pleading with the judge at his court date to release him and promising never to drink another beer again, he released from the Douglas County Courthouse on his own recognizance. And then he was caught drinking a 12-pack of beer on the courthouse lawn. Oops. This time, the judge set his bail at $100,000, saying that releasing him on his own recognizance would be "completely inappropriate."

Full post as published by The DUI Blog on October 25, 2007 (boomark / email).