Beer baron loses license for drunken driving

[Kevin]

Beer baron loses license for drunken driving

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Saturday, July 15, 2006; Posted: 10:23 p.m. EDT (02:23 GMT)


It was ruled that beer baron Peter Coors, shown in a file photo, was driving intoxicated on May 28.


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Manage Alerts | What Is This? DENVER, Colorado (AP) -- Beer baron Peter Coors' driver's license has been revoked by a hearing officer who ruled the executive had been driving under the influence of alcohol, officials said.

Hearing officer Scott Garber ruled Friday that Coors did not stop at a stop sign on May 28 and was driving intoxicated.

Coors, 59, said he had consumed a beer about 30 minutes before leaving a wedding, the Rocky Mountain News reported Saturday. He faces a July 20 arraignment and has 30 days to appeal the revocation.

"I made a mistake. I should have planned ahead for a ride," Coors said in a statement. "For years, I've advocated the responsible use of our company's products."

Coors' spokeswoman, Kabira Hatland, said Coors was charged with driving while under the influence. Coors' lawyer, Steve Higgens, did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

Hatland said that Coors rolled through a stop sign a block from his home in Golden and that an officer stopped him in his driveway.

In one breath test, he registered a blood alcohol level of 0.073 percent. In a second, 20 minutes later, he registered 0.088. In Colorado a blood alcohol count of 0.05 results in a driving while impaired charge, while a count of 0.08 results in driving under the influence.

Legal analyst Scott Robinson said drivers with no previous alcohol convictions are usually held to have driven while impaired, rather than the more serious driving while under the influence. A DWI finding can result in a loss of driving privileges for 90 days; DUI can result in suspension for a year.

Peter Coors "has never even had a moving violation," said Coors spokeswoman Kabira Hatland.

Coors took over as president of his family's company in 1987 and in 2000 was named chief executive of the brewer, with 8,500 employees and $4 billion in sales in 2003. Following a 2005 merger, it is now the Molson Coors Brewing Co.

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[Lisa B]

He is a very nice man! I met him in Atlantic City for a tavern owners convention. You might ask.....what was I doing there? sampling all the new drinks coming out.....
George was a bartender as a pt gig,while raising his son. The tavern owners REALLY liked me, and he was thier best bartender. They invited us to attend the convention all expences paid.
Peter Coors was there and had a black tie ball for us all. It was WONDERFUL!
It was my first trip to Ac, the the liquors were flowing for 3 days straight,,,on the house....
The funny part, was being half in the bag, and in less then public view clothing, sneaking down the hallway to get George some more beer at 2am as he was getting in the hot tub... and going into the liquor room, (a suite with all the free booze, on ice)thinking it would be empty...and to my surprise...lots of guys were still up partying....
I got lots of cheers and whistles heading back up the hallway


but...important thing is.........mr Coors shoulda had someone else drivin him home!!!

[jimpierce7]

gee..............imagine that..........I bet he wasn't drunk on Coors.