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LITCHFIELD, Conn. (Jan. 6) - Actor Rip Torn has pleaded not guilty to drunken driving charges in Connecticut, nearly two years after being fined and losing his license for similar charges in New York.
The 77-year-old Salisbury resident appeared in Bantam Superior Court on Monday. He pleaded not guilty to illegal operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence and failure to drive in the proper lane.
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State police say a trooper stopped Torn on Dec. 14 on Route 44 shortly after he had left the White Hart Inn in Salisbury, a town of about 4,000 people in the northwestern corner of the state that borders New York and Massachusetts.
Police say Torn was driving in the breakdown lane in his 1994 Subaru with a Christmas tree tied to the top.
He failed part of a field sobriety exam, then gave up after saying the ground wasn't level enough, state police said. He also refused to take a breathalyzer test and used profanity while in the trooper's cruiser, police said.
Torn, who won an Emmy for his role on "The Larry Sanders Show," is set to return to court Jan. 28.
His attorney, A. Thomas Waterfall of Torrington, told The Register Citizen newspaper: "All I can tell you is that we will review the reports, and Mr. Torn and I will meet to discuss his defense options. At this point, I don't know what they are yet."
Despite previous drunken driving arrests in New York, Torn may qualify for Connecticut's alcohol education program. The program is for first-time offenders and could lead to the charges being dropped after a period of probation.
In April 2007, Torn agreed to pay a $380 fine and give up his license for 90 days after pleading guilty to driving while impaired in North Salem, about 60 miles north of New York City.
In a Manhattan case in 2004, Torn was acquitted after jurors said the prosecution failed to prove he was drinking before a fender-bender with a taxi, although a police videotape showed him cursing and berating officers before turning down a sobriety test.
Torn has had a recurring role on NBC's "30 Rock." His screen credits include "Cross Creek" and the "Men in Black" movies.
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Pythagorus39

09:26 PMJan 07 2009

I find it fascinating that one can buy this legal product (designed for consumption),but at some point,the consumption act becomes illegal;and only a trained operator with a million dollar machine can tell when one becomes illegal. Banning this product (alcohol) has been tried,but billions of lost tax revenue resulted. Now,billions of fine revenue will be lost if a life saving solution is offered,such as putting a $2 chip into the car's computer circuit to post a random series of numbers/letters that must be read within 30 seconds,before car will crank. But,this will lose billions in fines,but save millions of lives......go gigure.

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08:24 PMJan 07 2009

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Dr Stan1

08:09 PMJan 07 2009

drunk driving destroys lots of innocent people jail time should be mandantory in all cases repeat offenders should get 90 days automatically sit in a cell with Madoff and get financial advice

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Codeofhonor138

08:08 PMJan 07 2009

STAY HOME WITH THE DOOR LOCKED, A PILLOW NEAR BY, and have at it. Crank the music, talk with loved ones, maybe get sick in your own toliet if need be. Get behind the wheel and id slap ATTEMPTED at you. and it would STICK> grow up you sniveling freaks that want to drag others, even to death, in their frakin misery.

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BGIR0N

07:38 PMJan 07 2009

After losing my 18 year old niece a year ago due to someone driving who only had a couple of beers I say throw him in jail and lose the key-actor or not the law is the law.

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AngelMikl1

07:01 PMJan 07 2009

I'll tell ya. after moving to florida these cops are thugs and thieves when it comes to DUIS and altthough Rip may have been arrested up north, I say go for it Rip make them prove it and dont get a crappy ass public defender or. your ass wiill get ripped and torn....GO RIP

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AMY714547

06:32 PMJan 06 2009

geez his name suits him doesn't it? Seems he gets ripped all the time. Maybe Heather Locklear's attorney has some free time since she got off with community service-too bad he's not as pretty-may be a little harder for him.

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AMY714547

06:31 PMJan 06 2009

geez his name suits him doesn't it? Seems he gets ripped all the time. Maybe Heather Locklear's attorney has some free time since she got off with community service-too bad he's not as pretty-may be a little harder for him.

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Littlewing1217

06:27 PMJan 06 2009

Is the sorry drunk 71 or 77? The link says "71 year-old" but the article says "77 year-old". I think the people who fact check these articles must be drunk off their asses. In any event, he failed part of the sobriety test and he refused to take a breathalizer. Fine him and throw his sorry ass in jail. Drunk drivers kill too many innocent people!!!

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MyVBO

06:09 PMJan 06 2009

who gives a damn - throw the book at him like they do to the working people -

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