Bill Murray arrested aboard a golf cart
Thursday, 23 August 2007
Hollywood star Bill Murray, currently filming in Belfast, has been arrested in Sweden for drink driving.
The US actor was spotted by police cruising through central Stockholm in a
golf cart early on Sunday morning.
Detective Inspector Christer
Holmlund, from Stockholm police, said that when police arrested him in the
slow-moving vehicle, "he then refused to blow in the breathalyser
instrument, citing American legislation," he said.
"So we
applied the old method - a blood test. It will take 14 days before the
results are in."
Murray had been in the Scandanavian country
watching a golf tournament.
After allowing police to carry out the
blood test, the star of blockbusters such as Groundhog Day and Lost In
Translation later agreed to sign a document admitting that he was driving
under the influence and for a police officer to plead guilty on his behalf
if the case goes to court.
"Then he was let go," Det Insp
Holmlund said.
"My guess is he went back to America."
He added that the actor would only be charged if tests showed his blood
alcohol level exceeded the legal limit, which is low in Sweden.
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