On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 23:02:41 GMT, Harry Hope wrote:

Coors, a tall, silver-haired figure familiar to many as the face of
Coors television ads, was a political novice in 2004 when he decided
to seek the Senate seat being given up by Republican Sen. Ben
Nighthorse Campbell.
He won the GOP primary, but was defeated in the 2004 general election
by Democrat Ken Salazar.


http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/9514359/detail.html

Pete Coors Faces DUI Charge

Chairman For Beer Company To Be In Court Next Week

July 13, 2006

GOLDEN, Colo. --
Pete Coors, chairman one of the world's largest beer brewing companies
and a former candidate for U.S. senate, was arrested in May on a
drunken driving charge, 7NEWS learned Thursday.

Coors, 59, was driving a 2004 Jaguar when he was pulled over in Golden
by a Colorado State Patrol trooper just before midnight on May 29,
according to officials in the Jefferson County District Court clerk's
office.

He faces charges of driving under influence after registering a
blood-alcohol level above the legal limit of .08 percent.
He also was cited with failure to obey a traffic control device.
Coors has a court date in Jefferson County next week, on July 20.

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Harry

Partaking in too much of his own spirits, eh?