Nicotine fit leads to 2 DUIs in 2 hours (and a driving while suspended)

Columbus, OH

Finally, definitive scientific proof that cigarettes are addictive and alcohol intoxication causes impaired judgment.

A Pataskala man's nicotine fit left him with back-to-back busts on drunken-driving charges.

Kenneth L. Stamper was cited for operating a vehicle under the influence after a Pataskala officer saw his car weaving on Broad Street about 10:30 p.m. Sunday.

Stamper's blood-alcohol level tested at 0.16 percent — twice the 0.08 percent level at which a motorist is presumed intoxicated in Ohio. His car was impounded and his driver's license immediately suspended. Stamper, 49, was freed on his own recognizance, and an officer gave him a ride home.

Then, clerks at a United Dairy Farmers called police about 12:30 a.m.. A man was creating a ruckus after learning the store did not have his brand of smokes. It was Mr. Stamper — again. He had driven a second car to the convenience store. Police again charged Stamper with DUI. This time, he tested at 0.13 percent. Cops tacked on a charge of driving under an administrative license suspension. More >>

Follow up: Eastlake, OH driver accused of 13th DUI back in court

Eastlake, Ohio

They say the 13th time's a charm...or is it the 4th time in prison?

In Lake County, Wayne Wykof went ballistic inside the police station after he was arrested for drunk driving last week. It was his 13th arrest for operating a vehicle while visibly impaired.

The booking video shows that Eastlake police had to taser Wykof several times when he tried to rip his own arm open and spit blood on the police.

Today in Municipal Court in Willoughby, he walked quietly into the courtroom of Judge Harry Field.

Wayne Wykof has already been sent to prison three times for drunk driving. After his last arrest in 2004, he was given a sentence of three years beind bars.

If convicted for his 13th drunk driving offense, Wykof will be going back to a prison cell. More >>

Man Exposes Self, Shouts Vulgarities After 13th DUI Arrest

East Lake, OH

Somewhere, this man has a mother who loves him very much...

An Eastlake man is in jail following his 13th drunken driving arrest.

Wayne Wykof, 46, has had 12 DUI convictions since 1981 and has lost his license for life.

In his most recent arrest, an Eastlake police sergeant used a Taser gun on Wykof after the man started biting himself, police said.

A booking video showed Wykof continuing his belligerent behavior a few minutes later, ripping up police paperwork and then exposing himself and screaming vulgarities. More >>