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N.M. Man Arrested on Suspicion of Driving While Intoxicated, His 28th Such Offense



ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Mar 16, 2007 (AP)— Bernalillo County sheriff's deputies have arrested a man on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, marking his 28th such offense. Joseph Brill, 53, was driving on a revoked license when deputies saw him park in a driveway in a northeast Albuquerque neighborhood and fall out of his pickup truck Wednesday evening. He smelled of alcohol and had bloodshot eyes and slurred speech, according to a criminal complaint.
Deputies said they tried to give Brill a field sobriety test but he could not complete the test. He then refused to give a breath test.
Deputies also found an open container of beer in his truck.
"People like Joseph Brill will never get it. They don't care," Sheriff Darren White said. "He needs to go to prison, and that's the way we're going to insure he does not drive a car drunk."

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Man Arrested on Suspicion of Driving While Intoxicated, His 28th Such Offense

I once saw five full-grown Vietnamese men, none of them able to walk straight, try to get on a motorbike--all of them on the same motorbike.

It took maybe ten minutes before they were all on, (some hanging onto others) and then they rolled straight down a bank into a canal.

It was all great entertainment for the entire neighborhood. (Vietnamese neighborhoods tend to spend several hours after dark in the equivalent of a street party).

Fortunately they all staggered out of the water. When the police came and fished out the motorbike, they confiscated it.

Maybe New Mexico should have the power to confiscate the vehicle of a drunk driver driving on a revoked license.

Maybe New Mexico should have the power to confiscate the vehicle of a drunk driver driving on a revoked license.

sounds like a good plan, maybe all states should get that power.

I once saw five full-grown Vietnamese men, none of them able to walk straight, try to get on a motorbike--all of them on the same motorbike.

It took maybe ten minutes before they were all on, (some hanging onto others) and then they rolled straight down a bank into a canal.



I couldn't help but laugh at this hilarious story.....would've been a sight.

I'd be surprised if that man has not already gone to prison - the laws here are 2 times and you're in Huber. In addition, after 3 or 4 (not sure which but it is 4 max.) a breathylizer is installed in your car controlling engine start up so you can't drive your car anywhere if you're not passing that test.

What the hell is wrong with New Mexico that they didn't put this guy away after the fifth DUI violation? Or the tenth? Or even the twentieth?

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I wonder how many times a person can be arrested for smoking pot in NM before they name a new prison wing after them?

I think it's 25 and you get your own guest suite for return visits.