Drunk Cop Crashes Truck Pulling D.A.R.E. Trailer
- Posted on July 29, 2011 at 1:48pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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Now isn’t this ironic.
A police officer in Salem, IN has been charged with a DUI after he crashed his truck that was pulling a D.A.R.E. trailer. The trailer had the familiar logo donning the acronym for Drug Abuse Resistance Education. But not only is 38-year-old John Newcomb a local cop, he’s the school resource officer in charge of seven local campuses, where he often gives talks about drunk driving.
WAVE-TV reports:
“He side swiped a vehicle that was legally parked on the side of the roadway,” Sgt. Jerry Goodin of the Indiana State Police told WAVE. “After striking that vehicle, he went on and struck a tree.”
Newcomb refused medical treatment on the scene. According to the report, there is no word yet on if he still has his job.
(H/T: Gawker)
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Comments (89)
HemiOwner
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:59pmShouldn’t surprise anyone. Lot of alcoholism and dope smoking by cops.
Report Post »onejimharris
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 4:01pmI Agree
Report Post »korbin
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 6:09pmDon’t forget beatin on the wife, speeding on and off duty. texting while driving and talking on cell surely not for business most likely chatting to mistress while wife is home caring for his offspring. The most arrogant people in the world, its our fault allowing everything to become illegal, remember the good ole days when they had to have a reason to stop you, well think about that they stop you and guess what there are so many laws / reasons they have a difficult time picking which one they will write on ticket. Don’t forget the illegal unconstitutional “drunk driving check points” in my area they have now added ” license checks, whats next penis size check oh wait not them they would lose every time.
Report Post »robstoddard
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 7:04pmLooks like he knows what he’s talking about when he gives speeches to those kids.
Report Post »ashestoashes
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 8:05pmI disagree. I’ll bet he was surprised.
Report Post »pazzo242
Posted on July 30, 2011 at 4:57amOh, Bull S——–T!!!!!!! Get over your pompous self. This guy is a jerk but for you to make idiotic statements of is as stupid as what this a-hole did. And that goes for the rest of your followers in this thread.
Report Post »affinnity
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:32pmThat’s pretty bad.
Report Post »nysparkie
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:31pmHEY! He was coming from a drunk driver demo. Have to be drunk to show the kids what is what.
Report Post »He just didn’t have a designated driver for the ride home. OOOOPS!
Alfredo2131
Posted on July 30, 2011 at 10:10amD. U., I. D.A.R.E. S.A.Y., K.N.O.W. T.H.A.T. T.H.I.S. O.F.F.I.C.E.R. W.O.R.K.E.D. H.A.R.D. T.O. B.E. A. Dumb. Ass. Rules. Enforcer.?. H.E.R.E.’S. T.H.E. T.R.U.E. S.T.O.R.Y: A. N.E.W.C.O.M.B. G.O.T. S.T.U.C.K. I.N. H.I.S. E.Y.E.B.R.O.W. A.N.D. H.E. C.O.U.L.D.’N.T. S.E.Y.M.O.U.R…S.O. H.I.S. D.O.G. (E.Y.E.T.O.O.T.H.) T.R.I.E.D. T.O. A.P.P.R.E.H.E.N.D. S.A.I.D. C.O.M.B., B.U.T. H.E.. L.O.S.T. A. F.E.W. T.E.E.T.H. A.S. I.T. T.R.I.E.D. T.O. D.I.S.E.N.T.A.N.G.L.E. T.H.E. N.E.W.C.O.M.B. F.R.O.M. T.H.E. O.F.F.I.C.E.R.; T.H.E. S.T.R.U.G.G.L.E. L.E.D. T.O. T.H.E. C.R.A.S.H… T.H.E. N.E.W.C.O.M.B. W.I.L.L. B.E. C.H.A.R.G.E.D. W.I.T.H.: (T.E.A.S.I.N.G. A. P.O.L.I.C.E. O.F.F.I.C.E.R. A.N.D. S.N.A.G.G.L.E.T.O.O.T.H.V.A.G.G.A.B.O.N.D.A.G.E).– T.H.E. .N.E.W.C.O.M.B. W.A.S. L.E.S.S. T.H.A.N. “T.O.O.T.H.F.U.L.” W.H.E.N. R.A.K.E.D. O.V.E.R. B.Y. A. P.O.L.I.C.E. S.W.A.T.C.H. T.E.A.M.
Report Post »Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:29pmOh man! And here I wanted to move to Washington Co., Indiana. Not if this is the caliber of law enforcement there.
Report Post »Wrip
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 4:29pmYou just had to use the word caliber, Huh?
Report Post »Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 5:19pmHadda take a shot.
Report Post »hifi74
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 7:48pmWell you’re certainly keeping your M.O. on target
Report Post »Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
Posted on July 30, 2011 at 1:43amMain Objective?
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Report Post »pazzo242
Posted on July 30, 2011 at 4:54amI love this–you hear about one bone headed cop and then paint the entire department with the same brush. Yeah, that’s a real open mind. It would seem the cop is beyond stupid, given the reports but what I would be saying is, the department gets a black eye for his stupidity and you are proof of that. I’ll bet the rest of the department is a bit pissed off because of this cops DUI because they knw they have to deal with narrow minded jerks like you.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:27pm“he often gives talks about drunk driving.” So lay off him, he was conducting research!
Report Post »StevenL1955
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:20pmI watch WAVE-3 they made the BIGTIME gettin on Blaze :-)
Report Post »Dustoff
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:19pmOMG………. ever have one of thous days. (-:
Report Post »Xpat48
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:19pmHe’ll keep his job.
That‘s why he’s in a union.
Charges will be dismissed. Evidence will get lost. Happens all the time.
“Stop resisting! Sir, stop resisting.”
Report Post »Drum Man
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:13pmDarwin was right…
Report Post »Indymaverick
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:53pmLOL Drumman……..I was thinking the same thing
Report Post »Attention2Detail
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:54pmNO he wasn’t.
Report Post »jrcess
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:12pmSame profile as the ATF , Crooks and Thieves !!!
Report Post »The_Outlaw
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:11pmThis clown shouldn’t even be cleaning toilets, let alone carrying a gun and wearing a badge. FIRE HIS A$$ NOW!!!
Report Post »TX_45_ACP
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:10pmHe’s a bad apple. Fire him. Bye-bye. There are many other good cops, who do not drive drunk.
Report Post »TX_45_ACP
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:15pmThat is, if the guy truly was drunk. The report only stated that he was charged.
Report Post »jgeezy
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:07pmWait…Was dude drunk or is that to be determined?
Report Post »JLGunner
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 3:13pmThe reporter said he blew a .15 which was twice their legal limit
Report Post »roostercogburn
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 7:21pmYup, old Barney was drunk, but not to worry, this will all “go away” he will be re-assigned for a few months and then right back at it.
Report Post »Just think it we could do a 25% across the board cut in law enforcement, use a small part of the money saved to lock the bad guy’s up and get needles in their arms, heck, lets abolish the ATF, if all they do is smuggle guns to the bad guy‘s in Mexico I don’t see why we need them.
burnteye86
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:06pmour finest…
Report Post »Skippy Toes
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:04pmGee….these
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the first guys to accuse and deam you guilty of something. You are guilty until proven innocent today. Hypocrits.
SHOWMESTATEGUY
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:02pmBefore I read the article I was sure the cop would be from Chicago. Don’t know why, just did.
Report Post »Zer0
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:00pmBwahahahaha!!! Hypocrisy can be funny!
Report Post »Attention2Detail
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:56pmHypocrisy isn’t funny, but irony is hilariious.
Report Post »mrsmileyface
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 4:22pmThe jokes just write themselves nowadays.. man its easy to be a comedian these days. Endless material.
Report Post »Contrarian51
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 5:35pmThank you, Attention2Detail. I was recalling the line from Con Air. Define irony.
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:00pmDoes the country have ANY ethical people on ANY government payroll????????? Good Grief!
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:17pmIt’s pretty sad when outrageous news stories are surprising me less and less.
Report Post »Obama_Sham
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:00pmNo excuse… Get rid of him without benefits…
Report Post »TumbleBumble
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 1:59pmHe blames the dog. Unbelievable.
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:17pmWell, I suppose when you’re drunk, anything will distract you…..your reflexes aren’t near that good. I suppose next he’ll say he was conducting an experiment on the effects of alcohol for his next speech.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 1:59pmHe dared and lost. He better not have a job with the police after that.
Report Post »packsack54
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 1:58pmHe was under a lot of stress.
Report Post »Hisemiester
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 1:58pmHe will get a couple of weeks off with pay. Typical of Government employees.
Report Post »DrFrost
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 1:57pmA lot of people who lead the fight against drugs and alcohol are past abusers. They understand how destructive it can be. And, unfortunately, some of them occasionally fall off the wagon.
As fellow humans we can understand the desire to be better and the fact that, sometimes, we fail in that endeavor.
Maybe instead of ridiculing him for a moment of weakness we should help him get up and continue is fight against drug and alcohol abuse.
Report Post »Charybdis
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:01pmHow ridiculous!
Report Post »burnteye86
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:10pmno one is ridiculing him for being weak. He is being ridiculed because HE WAS A COP! DRIVING A D.A.R.E. TRAILER!
Report Post »NJTMATO
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:19pmHe won’t get up and get better until he suffers the consequences of whatever actions he took…if he was drunk…and if he was driving….there best be no enablers as his superiors. You don’t get to hit your bottom that way…….I see it often
Report Post »jumbles
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:20pmWhy not? people still listen to Elmer Fudd Limbaugh.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 3:03pm@Jumbles
Report Post »Limbaugh acknowledged and suffered the consequences of his actions. Don’t know why he was brought up, as he had nothing to do with this story, other than to incite a comment. Must be a troll.
Warphead
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 3:34pmHmmm. I wonder how you might feel had the headline read.
Report Post »“Cop Driving D.A.R.E. trailer crashes into group of Girl Scouts selling cookies. 4 confirmed dead, 2 critical.” So people are laughing as they should be. This could have been horrific on an unimaginable scale. I would think the laughter comes in part from the relief ok knowing that only a trailer, a tree and and an idiot cops career were damaged.
roostercogburn
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 7:24pmActually they are current users, law enforcement is a great job, you can do what you want and not have to every worry about going to jail “for real” if they can’t sweep it under the carpet because there were too many people at the scene, all they have to do is wait for the paperwork to get lost later and all is well.
Report Post »davidjbloom93
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 8:52pmAre you kidding me ?? this guy should KNOW better than ANYONE. Quit making excuses for this guy and his type. The truth is , he did make a mistake and now he gets to suffer the consequences, prosecution, sentencing and dismissal from job/career. he will have plenty of time to think about his mistake as he is rolling burritos at Taco Bell, as this is all he desrves now. !!!!
Report Post »sinister
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 11:17pmoh boo hoo
Report Post »111gecko
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 1:54pmIt is Bush’s fault….
Report Post »Skippy Toes
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 2:06pmYea, you know it. :)
Report Post »platitude
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 4:25pmno, its obamas!
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