Alexandra Kerry DUI: John Kerry's Daughter Arrested In Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — The daughter of Sen. John Kerry was arrested Thursday in Hollywood for allegedly driving drunk.

Alexandra Kerry, 36, was stopped by officers at about 12:40 a.m. and booked at the Hollywood police station for investigation of driving under the influence, Officer April Harding said.

She was held for about five hours and released at about 5:30 a.m. after posting $5,000 bail, Harding said.

She had no other details.

Jodi Seth, John Kerry's spokeswoman, said the senator's daughter was pulled over for an expired registration and was released after a breathalyzer test showed her blood-alcohol level was under the legal limit.

"Sen. Kerry supports his daughter and will have no further comment on a private matter," Seth said in a statement.

Harding said she did not know whether Alexandra Kerry had tested for a blood-alcohol level above the legal driving limit of .08.

However, a driver with a lower blood-alcohol level still can be arrested on suspicion of DUI if they were driving recklessly or officers considered them to be a danger, Harding said.

Alexandra Kerry is the eldest daughter of the Massachusetts senator, the Democrats' 2004 presidential nominee.

She has produced documentaries and has had several small acting roles.

Comments

[drblack]

08:44 PM on 11/19/2009

The Drunk driving laws have become insane. .08 is way to low.
Talking on a cell phone or driving without a full nights sleep are as bad as driving with these low levels of alcohol.

[RTIII]

04:41 PM on 11/20/2009

In California today you can get a "DUI" - with ALL the attendant penalties, etc - for being _tired_ behind the wheel. Yes, a DUI with NO alcohol or other drugs involved.

It is No Longer OK to admit to a police officer that you were sleepy or tired and on your way home to bed... That's potential DUI time! And, the state takes it as no joke - three and you go to _prison._
.

[Palemoon]

08:03 PM on 11/19/2009

Hmmm, so she wasn't drunk yet she got a DUI. You gotta love American draconian laws. No wonder our legal system is the laughing stock of the world.

You know, by the "subjectiv­e" nature of the new DUI laws, you can be given a DUI and imprisoned for simply being drowsy on your way to work at 7am. The new laws, like the one we have here in Georgia, were purposely written to be so vague as to give you no way out of being punished.

Ultimately­, it's a money making scam. Otherwise, they wouldn't fine people for breaking the law, they'd simply put them in jail for a little while.

[TheImpaler]

08:54 PM on 11/19/2009

“Ultimatel­y, it's a money making scam.” – Precisely! New way to generate revenue, nobody wants to raise taxes this is just an alternativ­e way of getting the money. After all, there is no drunk driver lobby to question the logic of some of those laws.

[CUL8R]

07:27 PM on 11/19/2009

Nothing to see here...kee­p moving!

[Razster]

07:26 PM on 11/19/2009

California has a 0 Tolerance!
It is going to be published in the 2010 books.

[Hankskool]

07:08 PM on 11/19/2009

Did you know that the law doesn't require you to do the field sobriety tests, i.e. , the monkey calistheni­cs exercises? You are required to do the breathalyz­er test or you lose your license but not the monkey tests. DUI paranoia has increased ten fold in the last decade, complete with the tacky self righteousn­ess of a bad Chuck Norris movie. It's not a partisan thing. Many people drive with a measurable ammount of etoh in the system. Where I live, the Tahoe area, the police, trolling for money and justificat­ion for bloated budgets, have completely shut down all of the nightlife in all of the local towns. When visiting, ski, board, go back to the room, eat, go to bed. If you are driving in an automobile after dark you are engaging in "suspiciou­s behavior" and are likely to be shaken down.
As a foot note, to you tokers living in Everywhere­,USA, this is the next wave of DUI hysteria. YOu could of smoked 20 days ago and it won't matter. You'll test positive and go down for DUI in most states. It's law enforcemen­ts slimy end run around the recent push for legalizati­on.

[buckeyedave]

06:54 PM on 11/19/2009

Why is this even considered news?

[WingMann]

07:17 PM on 11/19/2009

It's not news. Of course, if it was Sarah Palin's daughter, then it would be news, and there would be 11 foul and filthy reporters snooping around with their snouts planted firmly in the mud.

[leeclayton]

08:31 PM on 11/19/2009

It wasn't, so it isn't, so there aren't.

[b-dob]

10:36 AM on 11/20/2009

Exactly! The libs on here defend Kerry in this situation, or blow it off like it's nothing. If it was Palin's daughter, their "logic" would go something like this: "Since all conservati­ves are bible thumping religious zealots, and one of their offspring acted inappropri­ately, the entire movement is now discredite­d. Let that hate out!" This would be the rhetoric in about 3000 comments, and the story would be front and center. As it is, this is buried and there are about a hundred Kerry defenders commenting­. Sickening double standard.

[jws2346]

06:35 PM on 11/19/2009

Err..,Ahh.­.., is there some reason we are embarrassi­ng this young lady by panucking and making a big hoola balou out of it?

[gamoonbat]

06:02 PM on 11/19/2009

She was not drunk once they got her to the police station and identified her.

[sparky73]

05:38 PM on 11/19/2009

anyone who has one drink and drives a car is an idi0t. We need to toughen DUI laws to include jail time for a first offense.

[gifu]

07:13 PM on 11/19/2009

What?! 1 drink?

[sparky73]

11:17 PM on 11/19/2009

it is a scientific fact that impairment begins with one drink.

[cripes]

05:29 PM on 11/19/2009

Too bad! Sh*** happens!

[StevenevetS]

05:14 PM on 11/19/2009

'Not newsworthy­.

[cripes]

05:28 PM on 11/19/2009

agreed!

[Acebass]

05:07 PM on 11/19/2009

I got pulled at age 36 once. They didn't even want to know who my parents were. Once again, why is this news?

[ceindependence]

04:10 PM on 11/19/2009

Had this been Palin's daughter, it would have been on every newscast and the front page of every paper.

[Altoids]

04:19 PM on 11/19/2009

Yeah, and liberals would accuse her of being hypocritic­al for preaching family values while not raising her children the right way.

[amdezurik]

04:59 PM on 11/19/2009

which is true in any case, so what is your point?

[Larryjk]

07:43 PM on 11/19/2009

Palin is a hypocritic­al.

[skeptical2]

03:20 PM on 11/19/2009

Who cares? It really is none of my business.

[MaxTruth]

03:17 PM on 11/19/2009

And that's what's wrong with the media. Why is this news?