Honorary Bengal Al Unser, Jr. ...

[pchall]

Al Unser, Jr. Arrested In Henderson

Jan 26, 2007 02:02 AM

Henderson- Al Unser, Jr. is in trouble in Henderson. NHP troopers charged him with dui, hit and run, failure to help, failure to report, and unsafe lane change. Troopers say he hit a car with his suv, and took off. A witness followed the suv, and Henderson cops caught up with Unser, Jr. a block from his home. NHP gave him a field sobriety test and then arrested him. This is not the first time he has been in trouble with the law. He has had substance abuse problems for years.


:shakehead





http://www.ktnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5993164

[Audi_A4]

yeehaw

[RHR_Fan]

Stupid, yet so sad at the same time.

He used to be my favorite driver too waaaayyyy back in the day.

~Nicole

[Andrew Longman]

I guess IMS doesn't have the same pull with the IN police that NASCAR has within Miami-Dade.

Glad to see he at least didn't hurt anyone.:shakehead

[Don Quixote]

Linked article is gone. :conspiracy:

[Wheel-Nut]

Henderson, NV ??

[Andrew Longman]

Henderson, NV ??

Oh, Vegas. Got it. Should have stuck to golf carts with PT

[NismoZ]

Old people's home.

[pchall]

Stupid, yet so sad at the same time.

He used to be my favorite driver too waaaayyyy back in the day.

~Nicole


So, you were known as AUJr_nut when you were about 2? ;)

[ChampcarShark]

He used to be such a nice boy, too bad he went to the dark side.

"You just don't know what hit and run means" Al Jr. at the police station

[RHR_Fan]

So, you were known as AUJr_nut when you were about 2? ;)

Shush you! :p I didn't start following the series until I was 9.

Back on topic, didn't he go into rehab or something a few years ago?

[IlliniRacer]

Linked article is gone. :conspiracy:


"The Partner" (http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/news/story?seriesId=1&id=2743709) picked it up.

Personally, I'm shocked. A fine, upstanding, clean cut citizen like Al Jr . . . . oh wait. . . . Never mind.

[Don Quixote]

He might just go to the hole for this one. Celebrity can only help a guy so much. :shakehead

[BigIrlFan]

HEs INnosent

[jcollins28]

He is lucky it was Nevada Highway Patrol and not the local Henderson cops that picked him up. Henderson police have a history of abuse "Lil" might have got a night stick upside his head or something.

[KLang]

Wow, just saw in a report elsewhere that this happened at 11:00 in the morning. :saywhat:

[rosawendel]

another day, another mugshot.

[Gnam]

"Nobody knows the trouble he's seen"

[mapguy]

Mugshot:

http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2007/Jan-26-Fri-2007/photos/unsermug.jpg

WTF is up with his eyes? Stripper didn't appreciate the $1 tip and bitch-slapped him?

[IlliniRacer]

Mugshot:

http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2007/Jan-26-Fri-2007/photos/unsermug.jpg


So THAT'S "Indy"

[Don Quixote]

This mugshot is way better than the last one. If you are going to drink and drive, do it in the morning. That way you look fresher in the mug shot.

[Ray Scar]

DUI is stupid but leaving the scene is inexcusable. It seem to happen more and more these days, even when alcohol isn't involved.

[devilmaster]

charged him with dui, hit and run, failure to help, failure to report, and unsafe lane change

C'mon everyone - in harmony!

And a partridge in a pear tree! :D

[mapguy]

C'mon everyone - in harmony!

And a partridge in a pear tree! :D

Dood. Get it right.

And a beer...................................In a tree.... Yeah, that beer is empty.

[devilmaster]

Dood. Get it right.

And a beer...................................In a tree.... Yeah, that beer is empty.

Not everyone would get that reference. Hell, I figgered you would have forgotten it yourself... You're not really Canadian anymore ;) :p

[Spicoli]

More good news for the EYE er EL.


Bet Jimmy voyles phone was ringing this morning. :thumbup:

:laugh:

[doppelganger]

Idiot. :shakehead Hope they throw the book at him. How many second chances does he deserve? Or third? Or fourth?

[Al Czervik]

Idiot. :shakehead Hope they throw the book at him. How many second chances does he deserve? Or third? Or fourth?

My guess is he already has had his fifth. <rimshot> :D

[nrc]

Weren't poppa and uncle in trouble with the law again recently? Interfering with law enforcement or something for trying to go around a police blockade.

[TKGAngel]

Weren't poppa and uncle in trouble with the law again recently? Interfering with law enforcement or something for trying to go around a police blockade.

Yep. I think charges were dropped or they pleaded down.

Dude looks way to happy in his mugshot.

[Gnam]

Dude looks way to happy in his mugshot.
He probably flashed back to his last IRL race:

A wild ride at unsafe speeds by talentless driver leads to a crash and eventual extrication from the vehicle by safety personnel, and at the end there's an interview and pictures.

$5 says while sitting in booking he asked, "What's a guy got to do to get a drink around here."

[Linda]

Looks like he has been doing some drugs by the mug shot (his face). He must been really drunk that smile on a mug shot. :shakehead

[SurfaceUnits]

He was out celebrating his uncle's court victory:gomer:

[diamond dave]

you just don't know what getting drunk in the AM means:shakehead

[Linda]

I think the last Unser arrest was Al Senior and charges were droped. Can't remember the charges. But can't really keep track. The report on TV from Indy said they gave him several soberity tests before aressted.
Got it all and still not happy. He's just lucky he didn't kill or hurt anyone.:irked:

[nrc]

http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2007/01/26/PH2007012601073.jpg
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/graphics/packageart/mugshots/bobbyunsermug1.jpg
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/graphics/packageart/mugshots/alunsersrmug1.jpg

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/mugshots/bobbyunsermug1.html

Al Unser Sr. aquitted.

"We've done nothing wrong, and it just showed up in court," Bobby Unser yelled to reporters and supporters gathered outside the courtroom. To add emphasis, he bent his knees and pumped his fist in the air.

At this, Al Unser Sr. slipped away from the crowd of onlookers, leaving The Unser Show, momentarily, to his brother.
http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2006/dec/16/second-unser-case-wont-be-affected/

Lots of intrigue over cops testifying against Deputys but I couldn't find anything on whether the charges have been dropped.

[jcollins28]

Auto Racers
have always been a real close family
but lately some of my kin folks
have disowned a few others and me
i guess its because
i kinda changed my direction
i guess i went and broke the family tradition

they get on me wanna know Lil Al
why do you drink?
(Lil Al) why do you roll smoke?
everybody made my prediction
so if i get stoned
I'm just carryin'
on an old family tradition

I am very proud
of my daddys name
although his kinda racin
and mine ain't exactly the same
stop and think it over
put yourself in my position
if i get stoned and sing all night long
it's a family tradition

Don't ask me Lil Al
why do you drink?
(Lil Al) why do you roll smoke?
If I'm down in a Honky-Tonk
Some ol' slicks tryin to give me corrections
I'll say leave me alone
I'm driving drunk all night long
it's a family tradition

Lordy, I have loved some ladies
at the Classy Chassy
and I have loved Jim Beam
and they both tried to kill me
when that doctor asked me
Son how did you get in this condition
I said hey sawbones I'm just carryin on
an old family tradition

[cart7]

He is lucky it was Nevada Highway Patrol and not the local Henderson cops that picked him up. Henderson police have a history of abuse "Lil" might have got a night stick upside his head or something.

What a shame they didn't pick him up. A night stick upside the head would've been appropriate. :shakehead

[OW]

I am just SOOOOOOOOO glad "Just Plain" hangs with Shelly......

[Fio1]

It's sad to see the difference between what became of Mikey & Little Al. The Unser family must be the most disfunctional family in the history of racing after the Whittingtons...:shakehead

[nrc]

It's sad to see the difference between what became of Mikey & Little Al.

One ended up a drunk and the other ended up a whore.

[mueber]

"Troopers say he hit a car with his suv"

An SUV? How distasteful.

[B3RACER1a]

He looks as old as his dad and uncle.

Kids, dont do what he did. Yikes. :(

[JohnHKart]

Sheesh I was just there the day after doing some gigs......driving on the same freeway. I'm glad the jackass did that before I got there. Didn't know about this till now.

JH