DWI = Dog Wondered Influence - take dog pill and drive
May 30th, 2008 by admin
SanDiegoDUI Blogged about a good topic today on www.sandiegoduihelp.com
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Man wonders how he got under influence, points to dog for DWI
May 30, 2008
A man who was arrested for drunk driving / DWI - driving while intoxicated apparently took his dog’s pills by mistake.
Drunk driving / DWI authorities say that Clarence Fenton had phenobarbital in his system when he crashed his sport utility vehicle into a utility pole last November. It took several months for the results of the drunk driving / DWI blood tests that showed the drug in Fenton’s system.
Police say they found a bottle of pills prescribed for “Saturn” at the scene. They say Fenton admitted taking pills and that “Saturn” is his dog.
Phenobarbital is a drug used to control seizures in people and pets.
Fenton appeared in drunk driving / DWI court on Thursday.
He says he didn’t remember taking the pills but did take a newly prescribed […]