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Former Miss USA Gets a DUI
Miss USA 2010 is arrested for drunk driving, and she’s in good company as one of 30 million Americans who drive drunk each year.
“Let's clear things up now. ... I'm NOT in Michigan and I'm NOT in jail! Wrong Fakih,” she tweeted. The post was removed within 24 hours and by Sunday her lawyer was confirming her arrest. The attorney went on to remind the public that Fakih had a clean record up to that point and was “very saddened and very apologetic for the situation that she's in right now.”
Fakih, 26, is the first Arab American ever to win the Miss USA title, capturing the crown in 2010. Unfortunately, the former beauty queen is just one of a large number of individuals who drink and then get behind the wheel. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 30 million Americans drive drunk each year. That means that 13.2 percent of people 16 or older drive under the influence of alcohol. This is actually a slight decline from recent years, but the numbers are still alarming.
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