slamonline.com - 10/25/2008
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slamonline.com —
The court found Skip not guilty of a
drunken driving charge in August. Police initially pulled over...
Alston for a headlight violation. His automatic lights were turned off by a club valet that night. Here’s video of the incident:
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No Lie, Rafer Wasn’t Drunk Off Three Drinks
chron.com - 10/25/2008
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chron.com —
It took a Houston jury almost an hour
Friday to find Houston Rocket Rafer Alston not guilty...
of driving while intoxicated in a two-day trial dominated by video footage of Alston being interviewed and arrested by police. The point guard hugged his ...
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Rockets guard Alston found not guilty of DWI | NBA ...
link.brightcove.com - 10/24/2008
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No Lie, Rafer Wasn’t Drunk Off Three Drinks
SLAM Online —
The court found Skip not guilty of a drunken driving charge in August. Police initially pulled over Alston for a headlight violation. His automatic lights were turned off by a club valet that night. Here’s video of the incident:
Rafer Alston's DWI arrest caught on camera
ShamSports.com: NBA News That Doesn't Really Matter —
He was found not guilty, by the way.
Rafer Alston Would Like to Show You How Not to Talk to a Police Officer
FanHouse —
Filed under: Rockets, NBA Police Blotter, NBA VideosRafer Alston was found not guilty yesterday of a DWI charge he picked up back on August 7th. He was initially stopped for driving without his headlights on, but when police began questioning the Rockets' guard, he became increasingly irritated with the proceedings, and ended up asking the officer to take him in, because he was apparently done answering questions. The good news is that Alston beat the rap, because the video didn't show him acting like someone who had had too much to drink. But ...
Video: Rafer Alston Being Arrested for Drunk Driving
The Hoop Doctors —
October 25, 2008 - Dr. Browntorious
It’s not abnormal for high profile athletes to get arrested for various indiscretions, however it IS rare for the raw footage of the arrest taken by the police to be leaked to the internet. After viewing this YouTube clip of the arrest of Houston Rockets point guard Rafer Alston by the police when being pulled over for suspicion of DWI, I had to share with all of you. Rafer was pulled over for driving late at night without his lights on. Then while trying to make his case for being sober he gets fed up ...
Video: Houston Rockets Guard Rafer Alston’s Non-DWI Arrest
You Been Blinded - Now in Dazzling HD —
• Video of Houston Rockets guard Rafer Alston being arrested for DWI
Rafer Alston of the Houston Rockets was found not guilty of driving while intoxicated in on Friday in a case that stems from this video. The only thing ...
Rafer Alston’s DWI Arrest Video
Sportaphile —
This is great.
The police pull Alston over and start asking him dumb ass questions (I know they’re asking to judge how intoxicated he might be, but I can also see how the questions would be annoying). Rafer first tries to name drop and see if that will get him out of trouble, “I play for the Houston Rockets”, but when that doesn’t work he just kinda throws up his hands and says “arrest me”.
He turns around with his hands behind his back to get it over with before the cops even ask.
For a moment there, I had my doubts that Rafer was actually drunk, but while in the car he asks why ...
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Video: Rafer Alston Being Arrested for Drunk Driving
thehoopdoctors.com 10/26/2008 —
October 25, 2008 - Dr. Browntorious
It’s not abnormal for high profile athletes to get arrested for various indiscretions, however it IS rare for the raw footage of the arrest taken by the police to be leaked to the internet. After ...
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Alston cleared of drunken driving charge —
FOXSports.com News for NBA 10/24/2008
Rockets guard Rafer Alston was found not guilty Friday on a drunken-driving charge.
A Harris County jury cleared the 32-year-old point guard of the misdemeanor, court spokesman Fred King said in an e-mail to The Associated Press.
Alston was arrested ...