Local Senator Booked for DUI

Last night/early this morning Senator Ron Menor was arrested for suspicion of drunk driving. He claims that he had one to two small glasses of wine after he and his sons watched a show at the Blaisdell. He also claims that his driving was impaired because he was wearing only one contact.

Apparently, the arresting officer pulled Menor over because he was driving too slowly. Menor said this was due to his impaired vision. Menor took the breathalizer test but refused the field sobriety test because of his vision as well as a fractured foot. Refusing a test automatically gets you arrested.

Could this case get any more convoluted? It's almost as if Paris Hilton or Britney Spears got arrested and this is what their PR guru cooked up. However, in Hawaii, it seems almost legit. I think that a lot of people will agree that Menor is probably telling the truth, but they'll want him to pay for the full extent of his crime. This would show society that elected officials must answer to the law like everyone else. Had this been Paris or Britney, on the other hand, no one would believe the story but would probably be fine with them walking away without any sort of reprimand.

How wrong is that?

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