Bill Murray Pulled Over For A DUI … In Sweden … On A Golfcart

Mandy @ Gone Hollywood | Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Bill Murray Pulled Over For a DUI ... In Sweden ... In A Golfcart - PIC

Bill Murray could face a drunk driving charge in Sweden after riding through central Stockholm on a golf cart and refusing to take a breathalyzer test.

Officers spotted Murray early on Monday morning in the slow-moving vehicle and noticed he smelled of alcohol when they pulled him over, Detective Inspector Christer Holmlund, of the Stockholm police, said.

“He refused to blow in the (breathalyser) instrument, citing American legislation,” Mr Holmlund told the Associated Press. “So we applied the old method – a blood test. It will take 14 days before the results are in.”

Bill will only be charged if tests showed his blood alcohol level exceeded the legal limit, which is 20mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood, a quarter of the UK limit.

Bill was in town for a golf tournament, but wasn’t supposed to take the cart. It had been on display for a week outside the hotel where Bill was staying, and he “borrowed” the cart to go to a nightblub about a half-mile away. He was pulled over on his way back to the hotel.

Fredrik Nilsmark, the organizer of the Scandinavian Masters golf tournament, said the vehicle was not intended for guests’ use, but added: “I don’t hold any grudge against Bill Murray for borrowing our cart for a while.”

I love Bill Murray – he can’t even get a DUI like a normal person.

What others are saying:

Mollygood says, “Not guilty by reason of hilarity?”

Best Week Ever says, “Obviously, I’m not pro drunk driving in any of its forms, but can we all agree that Murray gets a free pass for life? He could strangle a baby to death with another baby and I’d probably be like, “what a goofball! I can’t stay mad at youuuuuu….””

Source: “Lost in transportation? Bill Murray tested for drunk driving of golf cart” [Guardian]; Photo: BBC News