Police: US Sen. Crapo arrested, charged with DUI

[rpannier]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Michael Crapo was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with driving under the influence in a Washington, D.C., suburb, authorities said.

Police in Alexandria, Va., said Sunday that the Idaho Republican was pulled over after his vehicle ran a red light. Police spokesman Jody Donaldson said Crapo failed field sobriety tests and was arrested at about 12:45 a.m. He was transported to the Alexandria jail and released on an unsecured $1,000 bond at about 5 a.m..

"There was no refusal (to take blood alcohol tests), no accident, no injuries," Donaldson said. "Just a traffic stop that resulted in a DUI."

Police said Crapo, who was alone in his vehicle, registered a blood alcohol content of .110. The legal limit in Virginia, which has strict drunken driving laws, is .08.

[No Elephants]

1. Glad we read about an arrest and not an accident.

Maybe too much Christmas Party?

If my name were Crapo, I just might be drunk all the time.

Can you imagine what he's had to take since kindergarten?

[Enthusiast]

2. He was trying to prove

that cars, in the wrong hands, like guns, can be weapons too.