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Freeman Klopott has been doing some boffo work on the Metropolitan Police Department’s troubles with breath analysis technology, D.C. Attorney General Irv Nathan’s role in dropping (and reinstating) several DUI cases because of those troubles and how police are apparently using urine tests to gauge drivers’ blood alcohol levels. But this story, which Klopott shared over at the Examiner’s Capital Land blog last night, really takes the cake:

Marc Wilson Thompson was arrested on Oct. 31, 2010, on DUI charges. According to court documents, Thompson was driving north on 7th Street Northwest when he swung around a car stopped for a red light at the intersection with M Street and then hit an eastbound car as he passed under the stoplight. Police say he drove a half-block before the front left tire fell off. He drove another 100 yards before coming to a stop, documents said.

When asked to walk in a straight line, police say Thompson failed twice. He then reportedly said, “this is hard.”

Now I realize that Klopott’s stories are about serious stuff like policing, technology, driving under the influence and people’s right to privacy — but it is incredibly hard not to laugh at this.