Drum And Bass DUI: English Pro-Driver Pulled Over, Charged After Police Chase; Wasn’t Drunk On Alcohol, “Intoxicated” By Music

A man received a DUI for being under the influence of drum and bass-heavy music, not alcohol and drugs. In Bristol, England, Aaron Cogley received a drum and bass DUI for driving erratically.

Police said that Cogley, a 25-year-old professional driver, was blasting drum and bass music and cutting off motorists while making sharp turns with such force that officers thought Cogley was drunk.

The Bristol Post reported that Cogley was blasting electronic music on his car's sound system. The paper stated that after Cogley noticed the officer's attention on his erratic driving, he slowed down but began weaving in and out of traffic. Officers pulled Cogley over and tested him for drugs or alcohol, but Cogley was clean.

Cogley, when the police questioned the reason for his bad driving, said he was DUI of drum and bass, not alcohol or drugs.

Prosecutor Mark Hollier told the Post, "When asked about it he said he was listening to drum and bass and was in a hurry."

Cogley will lose his job over the event, according to Cogley's attorney David Miller. "It was stupid. He was carried away because of the intoxicating effects of drum and bass music," Miller told the Post.

Cogley pleaded guilty to the drum and bass DUI, and Hallier added that Cogley was sorry he led police on a chase.

The English judge overseeing the drum and bass DUI case, Kevin De Haan, said the music Cogley was blaring was "intoxicating for some, very irritating to others. He spoke harshly of Cogley to the Bristol Post.

"It's always serious, dangerous driving. Even if you only went up to 40mph you were lucky that night. You could have had an accident and been hurt, or worse you could have hurt someone else. Police thought you had taken something," De Haan said to Cogley.

Cogley avoided jail time for the drum and bass Dui, but he is banned from driving for a year. Before getting his license back, he needs to pass an extended driving test, conduct 80 hours of community service and pay a £60 ($91) fine.

The drum and bass DUI case proves that even if somebody is sober, texting and listening to excessively loud music can impact the driver's performance when operating a vehicle.

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