Police: Man drives himself to station, asks for DUI arrest

Friday, June 19, 2015

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. -- Authorities say a man drove under the influence of alcohol to a small-town Kentucky police station, where he requested officers arrest him. The Kentucky New Era reports 26-year-old Christopher L. Stewart drove to the station in Hopkinsville, near the Tennessee border, Tuesday, approached officers and said he was ready to go to jail for DUI. The paper says he told police he drank a pint before driving to the station. Police say Stewart also attempted to drink a closed bottle of fuel injector cleaning fluid, but officers stopped him. He was charged with driving under the influence.

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