Indians’ Shin-Soo Choo Gets Busted for DUI in the Dumbest Possible Way

Driving while legally drunk is one of the stupidest things you can do, but it takes real all-world idiocy to get caught the way Cleveland Indians outfielder Shin-Soo Choo did.

In the early morning hours of this past Monday, Choo was stopped by police in Sheffield Lake, just outside of Cleveland,  and reportedly blew at least twice the legal limit of .08 on his breathalyzer test, meaning that the South Korean blew at the very least a .16. (Ed. note: apparently Choo blew a .20)
Here’s the kicker—Choo was stopped by police after he had stopped them, asking for directions to his house.  His own house.  Obviously the cops sensed that the Indians right fielder had had a few “beverages,” and when he pulled away from them, they in turn pulled him over, administered the breathalyzer, and charged him with DUI.

From CBS Sports…

Choo reportedly blew over twice the legal limit during a breathalyzer test, as MLB.com reports. That legal limit is .08, so he was at .16 or higher. He was arrested after driving away from police officers when asking for directions to Choo’s residence.

Paul Hoynes, the Indians beat writer for the Plain Dealer, tweeted the same info, so there must be some truth to it…




Choo’s DUI is the sixth this year in baseball, and second for the Indians, following Austin Kearns’ DUI in February.  He’s with the team in Oakland tonight to start a three-game series against the A’s.

 The best way to possible get out of this Shin-Soo Choo is take it from my favorite comedian Gabriel Iglesias