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Al Unser Jr. arrested for DWI (ABQ NM)
KRQE News 13 ^ | September 29, 2011 | David Romero

Posted on 09/29/2011 1:17:28 PM PDT by CedarDave

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - According to a police booking report, Al Unser Jr, a retired American race car driver and two time Indianapolis 500 winner, was arrested early Thursday morning.

Around 3 a.m. , officials say Unser, 49, was in his white 2011 Chevrolet Suburban and racing another car going westbound on Paseo del Norte in Albuquerque. Deputies say they clocked both vehicles on radar going over 100 miles per hour. The posted speed limit in that particular stretch is around 60 mph.

The report states the vehicles were traveling so fast and weaved at the last minute across lanes near the Coors off ramp, the other cars had to slam on their brakes.

Deputies say they smelled a strong odor of alcohol on Unser's breath. He submitted to a field sobriety test which he failed. He submitted to a breathalizer test which returned a .16.

He has been charged with reckless driving, aggravated DWI and racing upon a highway. Unser was released from jail on his own recognizance.

(Excerpt) Read more at krqe.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: New Mexico
KEYWORDS: alunser; alunserjr; indycars; racing
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Unser Jr. has had substance abuse problems in the past -- guess he still has.
1 posted on 09/29/2011 1:17:35 PM PDT by CedarDave
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What an idiot.


2 posted on 09/29/2011 1:21:52 PM PDT by MAKOTHEDOG
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To: NormsRevenge; NYTexan; LegendHasIt; Rogle; leapfrog0202; Santa Fe_Conservative; DesertDreamer; ...

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(The NM list is available on my FR homepage for anyone to use. Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the list.

3 posted on 09/29/2011 1:22:36 PM PDT by CedarDave (My Sarah prediction: Announcing for President between October 12 and 28.)
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Didn’t he throw his wife or girlfriend out of a moving vehicle some years back?


4 posted on 09/29/2011 1:23:11 PM PDT by cripplecreek (A vote for Amnesty is a vote for a permanent Democrat majority. ..Choose well.)
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To: CedarDave

DUI was his hobby...


5 posted on 09/29/2011 1:23:12 PM PDT by ltc8k6
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I am glad he didn’t kill somebody. He was a great driver, but he really trashed his life.


6 posted on 09/29/2011 1:23:47 PM PDT by Never on my watch (WTF happened to my country?)
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He was sober for a while, though. He used to talk about AA and stuff.

Maybe he’ll try again. I hope so, he’s a good guy and his family and ours go back some years, decades.


7 posted on 09/29/2011 1:23:55 PM PDT by atc23 (The Confederacy was the single greatest conservative resistance to federal authority ever.)
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Yep, pretty sad. I guess he got drunk and beat up his wife sometime back. He must have a little Uncle Bobby in him.


8 posted on 09/29/2011 1:25:05 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (zerogottago)
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Damn, what a jerk.
Hope he gets help.
9 posted on 09/29/2011 1:27:20 PM PDT by The Cajun (Palin, Free Republic, Mark Levin, Rush, Hannity......Nuff said.)
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To: CedarDave
zzzooooooooooooooooooooo(hic)ooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
10 posted on 09/29/2011 1:32:44 PM PDT by righttackle44 (I may not be much, but I raised a U.S. Marine.)
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Racing a Suburban? Okay....


11 posted on 09/29/2011 1:35:16 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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He’s lucky he didn’t kill someone. Many years ago in my neck of the woods a couple of redneck dingelheimers decided to go racing on the highway; one of them ending up plowing into the back of a station wagon carrying an entire family of four or five people, killing them all in the ensuing fire. The perps are probably in the big house to this day.


12 posted on 09/29/2011 1:37:13 PM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: CedarDave

Again?


13 posted on 09/29/2011 1:40:19 PM PDT by McGruff (Vetting - The process of examination and evaluation of a candidate's record.)
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To: Mr Ramsbotham
Which is why Unser really needs to do some time in jail for this one. This isn't his first offense by a long shot. Apparently his is a pretty nasty dude when he gets drunk or high. Very sad to see someone fall this far, but he needs to be held accountable.
14 posted on 09/29/2011 1:42:18 PM PDT by Never on my watch (WTF happened to my country?)
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Who does he think he is, Barney Oldfield?


15 posted on 09/29/2011 1:49:10 PM PDT by Rinnwald
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“””racing another car”””


Apparantly, Unser not only got the DWI but he also lost the race as there was no mention about the other person being ticketed.

What hurt the most?

The DWI or losing the race?


16 posted on 09/29/2011 1:52:49 PM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: Never on my watch
Very sad to see someone fall this far, but he needs to be held accountable.

Tough love, that would be. Good for him, and good for his potential victims.

17 posted on 09/29/2011 1:53:55 PM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: MAKOTHEDOG

An idiot for sure.....doing 100 mph in a Suburban?....Good grief Charlie Brown!


18 posted on 09/29/2011 1:57:46 PM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

The article says he lost to a black sedan last seen heading north on Coors Blvd.


19 posted on 09/29/2011 2:03:40 PM PDT by CedarDave (My Sarah prediction: Announcing for President between October 12 and 28.)
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

For people who are not from Albuquerque Paseo Del Norte is full Al Unser Jr’s and that is why I try to avoid it as much as possible. I was coming home from the airport Sunday and witnessed two idiots racing on Paseo. This past Friday two guys racing Mustangs caused a bad accident on I-40.

I hope they make an example of Unser big time.


20 posted on 09/29/2011 2:11:45 PM PDT by MAKOTHEDOG
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