Driver Who Crashed into President Biden's Motorcade Charged With DUI

[Polybius]

Source: The Messenger

A driver faces DUI charges after a crash involving a Secret Service SUV that was providing security to President Joe Biden's motorcade in Wilmington, Delaware, according to a report.

A Wilmington Police spokesperson identified him as James Cooper, 46, of Wilmington, The New York Times reported.

The president was responding to a reporter's question when a sedan with Delaware plates hit a Secret Service SUV at the intersection across from the campaign headquarters.

There was a loud bang from the crash and the president, 81, stopped to look with a surprised expression on his face.

Read more: https://themessenger.com/news/car-crash-joe-biden-wilmington-delaware-dui-driver

[BadGimp]

1. As a Rule...

Drinking and Driving is always a bad idea. But slamming into the Presidential motorcade is a Level 10 Stupid.

[LiberalArkie]

2. And was the driver quoted as saying "how dare they block the road" ?

[soldierant]

3. Depending on how the jurisdiction's law is worded

DUI can also be falsely claimed in order to avoid accountability - or some of it. (Even if the laws aren't necessarily worded that way, it can sometimes evoke jury sympathy. This news doesn't exactly make me rejoice.