Actor Mickey Rourke Leaves Miami Jail
Police Say He Was Driving Scooter Drunk
POSTED: Thursday, November 8, 2007
UPDATED: 7:14 am EST November 9,
2007
  Police booking photo |
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- Actor Mickey Rourke left a Miami jail Thursday afternoon after being arrested for driving under the influence while riding a Vespa scooter erratically in Miami Beach.Miami Beach police stopped Rourke at 4:11 a.m. on Washington Avenue after he made a U-turn on a red light then drove "weaving from the left lane to the right lane several times and then down the center of the roadway."The police officer stated that Rourke got off the 2007 green Vespa scooter after being stopped and stated, "What the (expletive) did I do?"The officer said Rourke had a strong odor of alcohol on his breath. After failing a field sobriety test, Rourke was arrested on charges of driving under the influence."I'm not drunk. I didn't even drink that much," Rourke said.The 53-year-old Rourke, who is listed as self-employed on the police report, has a residence in Miami Beach.He left the county jail at about 3 p.m. after posting a $1,000 bond."I think I made a bad left turn and then I guess I said the F-word," Rourke told Local 10 after bonding out of jail. "He got pissed off and, because of who I am, they kind of sandbagged me."
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