Date 27/05/2015 - News People
Actor and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sam Shepard was arrested Monday on suspicion of drunken driving after a Santa Fe restaurant's security complained about a possibly intoxicated driver. The 71-year-old Shepard told a police officer that he had two tequila drinks and was planning to drive home. , Santa Fe police Lt. Andrea Dobyns said on Tuesday that "Our officer could smell alcohol on his breath, and he had bloodshot, watery eyes."
The officer added that Shepherd declined to take a breath test, but he did perform a field sobriety test, which he failed.
Monday's arrest appears to be Shepard's second on charges of drunken driving.??