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Self-identified drunks: It's not just a Halloween costume

Did you hear the one about the driver who called 911?

November 3, 2009 at 8:10PM

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Roadguy is no stranger to traffic-cone Halloween costumes, and here's a new one he spotted over the weekend in Las Vegas:

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Here's hoping he took a cab. Not all inebriates make the best choices, however -- a Wisconsin driver dialed 911 to report her own DUI (City Pages story here, including transcript and audio; TV report here). I guess that's one way to get more drunks off the road.

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