DWIrony

It’s not easy dealing with fame. From skagged-out child stars peddling panty-pics to Bible Belt businessmen, to synthetically hermaphroditic pop idols putting themselves down like sick dogs, the falls have been epic. How, then, is a humble San Antonio, TX policeman supposed to cope with being named the department’s 2006 Deputy of the Year if not by turning to drink? Or maybe it was an idiotic one-off that drove Lt. Arthur MacCubbin to invite his pals along for an evening of drunken patrolling.

When San Antonio police started receiving calls about someone driving erratically through the streets, it wasn’t the strangest thing they’d ever heard. Except this someone was driving the constable’s cruiser. In addition to appearing drunk, the driver was also flashing the red-and-blues, turning the siren on and off and trying to pull people over.

When police caught up with the rogue deputy constable, they found three other men in the cruiser with MacCubbin. All, according to police, had “bloodshot eyes, slurred speech, odour of intoxicants and could not maintain their balance.”

MacCubbin was arrested for DWI and placed on administrative leave.

by SCOTT SAXON