Leave It To Bill Murray To Get Popped For DUI - In A Golf Cart
August 22nd, 2007
In keeping with the rash of celebrity DUI’s, Bill Murray can add his name to the list. The strange thing is that he was driving a golf cart when he was pulled over:
Police officers spotted the 56-year-old actor-comedian early Sunday in the slow-moving vehicle and noticed he smelled of alcohol when they pulled him over, said Detective-Inspector Christer Holmlund of the Stockholm police.
“He refused to blow in the (breath test) instrument, citing American legislation,” Holmlund told The Associated Press on Wednesday. “So we applied the old method — a blood test. It will take 14 days before the results are in.”
Murray, who had been at a golf tournament in Sweden, signed a document admitting that he was driving under the influence, and agreed to let a police officer plead guilty for him if the case goes to court, Holmlund said.
“Then he was let go. My guess is he went back to America,” Holmlund said.
He said Murray would only be charged if tests show his blood alcohol level exceeded the legal limit, which is quite low in Sweden.
A very high alcohol level could lead to a prison sentence, but Holmlund said fines were more likely.
“There were no obvious signs, like when someone is really tipsy,” he said.
Holmlund said it wasn’t clear where Murray picked up the vehicle, or to whom it belonged.
“It was a golf cart. How it ended up in this predicament I don’t know,” he said, adding that Murray wasn’t facing any theft charges.
It isn’t illegal to drive a golf cart in city traffic in Sweden, but Holmlund said it is very unusual.
I don’t know whether to laugh or feel bad for the guy? In Sweden you can have about a beer an hour and be considered drunk, so I think Bill is in real trouble if he was out golfing all day.
Entry Filed under: Celeb Arrests, Drunk Mess
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