Teen flags down cop, gets DUI
Associated Press
June 24, 2002 12:00:00

WAYLAND, N.Y. - If your car runs out of gas, flagging down another vehicle can be a good idea.

But not if the other vehicle happens to be a police cruiser - and you've been drinking, and the car you're driving has been reported stolen.

That's how authorities describe a case in western New York.

The Steuben County Sheriff's Department says a 17-year-old flagged down a deputy after the car he was driving ran out of gas.

The deputy detected a few discrepancies in the teen's story and eventually charged him with driving while intoxicated, unlicensed operation of a vehicle, and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.