Truex charged with disorderly intoxication
The Associated Press
January 23, 2007
11:06 AM EST (16:06 GMT)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Two-time Busch Series champion Martin Truex Jr. was charged with disorderly intoxication after an officer saw him urinating in a parking garage, authorities said.
A Volusia County Beach Patrol officer observed Truex, 26, urinating on his own car Saturday morning, according to a police report. Capt. Rich Gardner approached Truex and said, "I hope that's worth 100 bucks," the report said.
According to Gardner, Truex responded with, "It is worth 100 bucks," and he held out a $100 bill.
"I got a ticket for doing something stupid," Truex told The Daytona Beach News-Journal on Monday.
"It was a stupid mistake and I'll never do it again."
Gardner repeatedly asked Truex to place his hands behind his back so he could handcuff him before Truex agreed, according to the report. Gardner smelled alcohol on Truex's breath and charged him with disorderly intoxication.