Can you even spell 'field sobriety test'?

Last evening found BD wandering around with the DPD to see how bad things are getting on Gangbanger Alley. Even BD's biggest fan James Don't Take Pictures of My Building Slaughter was standing in front of Stout (his new home, since he sold out of Whisky Bar) glaring at BD in hopes of making him go away. Ain't gonna happen.

According to the DPD's weekend report...

Saturday was hot with a large crowd. We arrested a total of seven during the evening: Five of those were for Public Intoxication, one for Driving While Intoxicated and one for Theft and Possession of Cocaine. Two of those arrested were from Public House and involved in a fight at closing. One was from Taco Cabana, one was from the street and another from a parking lot.

It was relatively peaceful until about 145am (if you don't count one club manager having to pepperspray his own fighting patrons), when a DPD officer told BD he thought it would be a quiet night. He spoke too soon.

As the incident near Public House was being wrapped up, a large vehicle was driving north on Greenville, nearly running over this same DPD officer crossing the street. Despite repeated orders to put the car in the parking gear immediately, the dude just kept moving his car forward.

The incident and field sobriety test given to the driver were captured on tape. Watching him fail the test is more fun than knowing he failed it with stumbling colors

Update 6.20.08 - DPD officers tell BD that the driver was taken to Lew Sterret, where it took nearly two hours to book him for DWI. And even after all that time had passed, the driver blew a .164 on the breathalyzer, more than twice the legal limit for DWI of .08!

The tape starts as the officer is yelling at the driver to put the car in park...