Mickey Rourke arrested for DUI

Actor made a U-turn with a red light and then swerved several times

	Mickey Rourke was arrested Thursday for driving under the influence on a green scooter, in Miami Beach, Fla., authorities said.
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updated 5:08 p.m. ET Nov. 8, 2007

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - A scooter-riding Mickey Rourke was arrested Thursday on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Rourke, star of “Sin City,” “Diner” and “9 1/2 Weeks,” was arrested at 4:20 a.m. and booked at the Miami-Dade County Jail, said Janelle Hall, a jail spokeswoman. He was released on a $1,000 bond, she said.

A telephone message left at the office of Rourke’s agent wasn’t immediately returned.

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A Miami Beach Police report said Rourke made a U-turn with a red light and then swerved several times while on a green scooter. He had a flushed face and bloodshot, watery eyes, his speech was slurred, and he had a strong odor of alcohol on his breath, the report said.

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“I’m not drunk, I didn’t even drink that much,” the report quoted Rourke as saying.