Crime & Safety
Speeding 20-Year-Old Gets Friends Busted for Underage Drinking
Fox Point police pulled this Fox Point man over for speeding, which resulted in a few preliminary breath tests for his underage friends who had been drinking.
A 20-year-old from Fox Point got his friends into a bit of trouble with his lead foot. The driver hadn't been drinking, but unfortunately for his underage passengers, they had.
Accoridng to the report:
A officer was patrolling along East Bradley Road when he noticed a car fly by at 35 mph in a 25 mph zone just before 2:30 a.m. on June 16.
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He pulled the car over and when he spoke with the driver, the officer could smell alcohol emanating from inside the car. The driver denied drinking, while the other three passengers said they were underage and had been drinking.
Police asked each person in the vehicle to complete a preliminary breath test. The driver came back at zero. However, his three 19-year-old friends from River Hills, Fox Point and Sewickley, PA. all had alcohol in their systems.
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The driver was was warned for speeding and the passengers were all cited for underage drinking.
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