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Incredible moment drunk man goes on £8k wrecking spree in stolen bulldozer | UK | News

Incredible moment drunk man goes on £8k wrecking spree in stolen bulldozer | UK | News

Published by Sam Flores

A disgruntled garage customer has been jailed after stealing a 24-tonne bulldozer and going on an £8,000 destruction spree across Wolverhampton following a dispute over his car. Darren Coffey, 41, was under the influence of drugs and alcohol when he took the £385,000 Caterpillar machine from his employer on November 8 last year. He then drove it on a rampage lasting nearly three hours across the city, causing widespread chaos between 5.30pm and 8.15pm. Wolverhampton Crown Court heard Coffey’s dangerous run only came to an end after he smashed into a Royal Mail lorry, which police had commandeered and positioned as a roadblock in an attempt to stop him. Before that, he had torn through Wolverhampton along major routes including the A454, the city ring road, Willenhall Road and Willenhall town centre, causing disruption and damage along the way. Judge David Perry said a custodial sentence was “unavoidable”, describing how Coffey caused “untold chaos” to road users. He said Coffey reversed into oncoming traffic, at one stage collided with police vehicles, and repeatedly drove on …

Eric Dane on Shooting ‘Drunk’ Euphoria Wedding Scene Amid ALS Battle

Eric Dane on Shooting ‘Drunk’ Euphoria Wedding Scene Amid ALS Battle

Published by Daniella Wilson

Euphoria fans now know which season three scene the late Eric Dane joked about in an interview before his death. Before the actor died on Feb. 19 following his battle with ALS, he sat down with the nonprofit I AM ALS and opened up about filming a wedding scene in the Sam Levinson-created show’s new season. However, fans had little context for the sequence in question until episode three, titled “The Ballad of Paladin,” aired Sunday. The episode centers on Nate’s (Jacob Elordi) and Cassie’s (Sydney Sweeney) wedding, which sees Nate’s parents, Cal (Dane) and Marsha (Paula Marshall), in attendance. During the reception, Cal, appearing in a drunken state, gives a rambling wedding speech. Cal also reconciles with his past and apologizes to Jules (Hunter Schafer) for filming her while underage as well as shares that he’s now a registered sex offender following a past arrest. “I had a wedding sequence I had to shoot, the reception. And it’s written that I’m wasted, sloshed, drunk for this entire reception. And I was like, people are …

Over a dozen injured after drunk driver strikes pedestrians at Lao New Year parade in Louisiana, police say

Over a dozen injured after drunk driver strikes pedestrians at Lao New Year parade in Louisiana, police say

Published by Sam Flores

At least 13 people were hospitalized after an impaired driver struck revelers at a parade celebrating the Lao New Year in Louisiana, officials said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The car struck “multiple pedestrians” Saturday afternoon at the corner of Savannakhet Street and Melancon Road in Broussard, the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office told NBC News. The 57-year-old driver was arrested. Broussard is located about 8 miles southwest of Lafayette and near the city of New Iberia. “Several individuals sustained injuries, some of which are believed to be serious,” the sheriff’s office said. The crash happened during a Lao New Year event celebrating the Buddhist new year. Ambulance service Acadian Ambulance said on X that it transported 11 patients by ground and two by air as a result of the incident. The driver was soon after taken into custody. Louisiana State police identified him as Todd Landry, of Jeanerette, a small city of about 5,000 in Iberia Parish. Landry showed “signs of impairment,” and a breathalyzer …

Pentagon Official Compares Trump To A Drunk Over Iran War

Pentagon Official Compares Trump To A Drunk Over Iran War

Published by Sam Flores

A former senior Pentagon official has compared Donald Trump to a “drunk at the end the bar” over his comments about the Iran war. The US president has issued a series of seemingly contradictory announcements about how the conflict is going and America’s objectives since launching strikes with Israel more than a month ago. In a White House speech on Wednesday night, Trump once again said the US will “leave” Iran in two to three weeks, and will bomb the country “back to the Stone Ages. where they belong” in the meantime. He also said the Strait of Hormuz, which has been effectively closed to oil shipping by Iran since the war began, will re-open “naturally” once the war is over, without explaining why. Speaking to Times Radio before the president’s address, Jim Townsend, who spent more than 20 years at the Pentagon in the 1990s and 2000s, said Trump was “confused” about the aims of the war. He said: “I think they’re trying to put lipstick on a pig, as we say. I think …

The ‘drunk’ patriot who pushed workmen off a ladder wrongly believing they were taking down Union Jacks

The ‘drunk’ patriot who pushed workmen off a ladder wrongly believing they were taking down Union Jacks

Published by Sam Flores

A man has avoided a prison sentence after he was captured on a viral video kicking a ladder from under a workmen he wrongly thought was removing a Union Jack. Charles Gee, 62, emerged drunk from Bull’s head pub in Walkden to confront the council workmen, Krystof Kustra, who was perched on top of a ladder, a court heard. Mr Kustra was installing ‘multiple cameras’ around Manchester at the time but was accosted by Gee when he started working on High Street in Walkden on September 19 last year, prosecutor Miss Harrison told Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court. Get MEN Premium now for just £1 HERE – or get involved in our WhatsApp group by clicking HERE. And don’t miss out on our brilliant selection of newsletters HERE. He was on top of a 3.8 metre ladder when he was confronted by the defendant after emerging from the pub, the court heard. Gee approached ‘in an aggressive manner’ and shouted ‘don’t touch the flag’, according to the prosecutor. But as the worker started to descend …

Wheelchair curler Steve Emt’s path from drunk driver to Paralympian : NPR

Wheelchair curler Steve Emt’s path from drunk driver to Paralympian : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

American Steve Emt competes in Sunday’s mixed doubles match against Italy, which the U.S. won. Maja Hitij/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Maja Hitij/Getty Images Anyone watching the Winter Paralympics has probably taken note of Steve Emt, who — along with Laura Dwyer — is representing Team USA in the Games’ first-ever mixed doubles event. Their performance is one thing: The pair notched three dramatic, back-to-back wins in the round-robin tournament to reach the semifinals, marking the first time the U.S. has qualified for a medal round in wheelchair curling since the 2010 Paralympics. After losing to Korea in the semifinals, Emt and Dwyer will face Latvia in the bronze medal match on Tuesday, in the hopes of winning the U.S. its first Paralympic medal in wheelchair curling. But it’s their teamwork and attitude on ice that really set them apart. Emt, in particular, has charmed the internet, with his booming baritone delivering a steady stream of encouragement to his doubles partner and demands to the granite stones they’re sliding (“curl!” “sit!”). “I have three …

“Stay off social media when you’re drunk”: Omar responds to mocking Mace post about Khamenei

“Stay off social media when you’re drunk”: Omar responds to mocking Mace post about Khamenei

Published by Sam Flores

On its own, Rep. Nancy Mace making a bigoted post about two Muslim members of Congress after the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wouldn’t be particularly newsworthy. The South Carolina Republican has made herself a national name via proud displays of hatred on Capitol Hill. Unfortunately, Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib face far worse from their Republican colleagues on a regular basis. Writing “My heart goes out to Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib tonight. Sending them thoughts and prayers,” along with a graphic announcing Khamenei’s death is deeply Islamophobic, but not novel. What elevated Mace’s latest 250 Characters Hate into the headlines was Omar’s blistering response, in which she accused her fellow representative of having a drinking problem. “I hope you aren’t drunk and took your staff’s advice,” she wrote. “Rashida and I don’t know this man and feel confident he didn’t care about us. Please restrain from drinking too much as you have been warned from your staff and stay off social media when you are drunk.” Omar then turned the sarcastic thoughts …