Tony Rock, younger brother of Chris Rock, was arrested for driving under the influence in California early Wednesday morning. California Highway Patrol officers stopped Rock 2:40 am for speeding on the 101 Freeway. Intoxication was suspected, and after failing field sobriety tests, Rock was booked at a Los Angeles jail.

Rock was released after posting a $5000 bond. Shortly after his release, he joked with a reporter about drinking Patron at a party and then trying to see how fast his car would go.

Rock appears on ‘The Tony Rock Project’.

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Following a string of high profile arrests for drunk driving in California by celebrities like Nicole Ritchie, Lindsey Lohan and Paris Hilton, a senior researcher with the Automobile Club of Southern California wanted to know if a trend was developing. Steven Bloch found that the number of young females in serious accidents involving alcohol or drugs was up dramatically since in the past decade.

In San Diego County, 18-24 year old females driving under the influence who caused fatal or injury related crashes rose 124%, from 49 to 110 accidents. Of those between 18 and 20 years of age, the figure doubled to 100.

Bloch used the figures from the California Highway Patrol for arrests for driving under the influence in California over the past ten years. While men still are involved with the majority of alcohol related crashes by a two to one ratio over females, their involvement in such crashes is not increasing. In contrast, deadly impaired driving accidents attributable to women had risen significantly. Factors that could attribute for the rise include an increase in the number of female drivers, women driving more miles and women driving more aggressively.

Bloch says there is another contributing factor; the marketing of alcoholic beverages to females. The alcohol industry has turned to sweeter, fruit flavored drinks and packaging to appeal to the female market.

In response, health officials recommend stronger education initiatives about the dangers of alcohol. They also want to emphasize that it is possible to be arrested for California DUI without being stumbling drunk or even in excess of the .08% threshold for legal intoxication. Police can initiate an DUI arrest simply based on perceived impairment.

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The California Highway Patrol has received a $5.9 million grant to help keep drunk drivers off state highways. The funds from the California Office of Traffic Safety will be used for additional DUI patrols and sobriety checkpoints.

The grant money will be dispersed across the state, mainly to pay overtime for the officers conducting drunk driving patrols and staffing checkpoints. Over 35 California DUI task force patrols are planned for 2009, along with 110 DUI checkpoints. In addition to offenses of driving under the influence in California, officers will be looking for seatbelt violations, speeding and unsafe driving.

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Rocker Tommy Lee’s helicopter pilot was questioned over suspicion of California DUI following a flying incident where he flew too close to a police helicopter Sunday morning and failed to obey instructions from a traffic control tower. Los Angeles police were dispatched to the Van Nuys Airport but could not locate the pilot. He was later found at a bar, claiming he had been drinking after he landed. The police released the pilot after asking him to perform a field sobriety test and submit to a chemical test for blood alcohol content.

The Federal Aviation Administration will decide what action needs to be taken after the results of the toxicology test are finalized.

Lee, the drummer for Motley Crue was on board the helicopter at the time, though he was not a subject in the investigation.

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A fugitive who fled to South Korea following a 2005 crash that resulted in the death of a motorcyclist will be extradited to Orange County to face felony charges. Youn Bum Lee, 41, was arrested last December by South Korean officials on a warrant issued for the death of motorcyclist Ryan Dallas Cook. The US Justice Department and the FBI had been searching for Lee since the warrant was issued in 2007.

Lee was drinking with colleagues at a Korean restaurant in October 2005, and the group moved to a karaoke bar where more alcohol was consumed. Lee, a former Hyundai executive, climbed into a company issued black colored SUV around midnight and was involved in a single vehicle crash on the 55 Freeway in Santa Ana. The vehicle came to rest on a concrete barrier with no lights, and Cook, 23, slammed his motorcycle into the SUV and was then struck by other passing motorists. The next evening Lee was on a flight headed to Seoul, South Korea.

Cook’s parents filed suit against the American operations of Hyundai Motor, claiming that company helped Lee leave the country before police could question him.

Lee is set to be arraigned Monday on charges including driving under the influence in California, hit and run with death and felony gross vehicular manslaughter. If convicted on all counts, Lee could be sentenced to 15 years in state prison.

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A fugitive who fled to South Korea following a 2005 crash that resulted in the death of a motorcyclist will be extradited to Orange County to face felony charges. Youn Bum Lee, 41, was arrested last December by South Korean officials on a warrant issued for the death of motorcyclist Ryan Dallas Cook. The US Justice Department and the FBI had been searching for Lee since the warrant was issued in 2007.

Lee was drinking with colleagues at a Korean restaurant in October 2005, and the group moved to a karaoke bar where more alcohol was consumed. Lee, a former Hyundai executive, climbed into a company issued black colored SUV around midnight and was involved in a single vehicle crash on the 55 Freeway in Santa Ana. The vehicle came to rest on a concrete barrier with no lights, and Cook, 23, slammed his motorcycle into the SUV and was then struck by other passing motorists. The next evening Lee was on a flight headed to Seoul, South Korea.

Cook’s parents filed suit against the American operations of Hyundai Motor, claiming that company helped Lee leave the country before police could question him.

Lee is set to be arraigned Monday on charges including driving under the influence in California, hit and run with death and felony gross vehicular manslaughter. If convicted on all counts, Lee could be sentenced to 15 years in state prison.

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