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Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light, Arrested for DUI

By Michael

Thomas Kinkade is known as the Painter of Light for his luminous, other-wordly paintings of rustic village scenes and spiritual scenery. But the picture wasn?t so rosy for the famous artist when he was arrested for DUI in Carmel, California, recently, according to the Monterey Herald. Kinkade was driving his 2006 Mercedes Benz just after nine o?clock in the evening on a Friday when police pulled him over because the car did not have a front license plate on it. When officers approached the vehicle, they could smell alcohol coming from the driver, Kinkade. Officers called in the California Highway Patrol, who proceeded with their investigation for driving under the influence. A CHP officer gave Kinkade a field sobriety test, according to the CHP...continue to full post

Full post as published by The DUI Blog on June 16, 2010 (boomark / email).