Miss. Man Charged with DUI, No Insurance after Allegedly Crashing into Salon

October 10, 2007

Police charged a man with driving under the influence after he allegedly crashed a Nissan Pathfinder into a Gulfport, Miss., building on U.S. 49, destroying a hair salon that just opened.

Gulfport police said no one was hurt when Alexander Garcia Contreras of Oaxaca, Mexico allegedly plowed into the building Friday night. He was also charged with having no insurance or driver’s license and leaving the scene of an accident.

He was being held at Harrison County jail on a $1,920 bond. It was not immediately clear if he had hired an attorney. Police said Contreras and his passengers may have stolen beer just before the accident.

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  • October 11, 2007 at 7:58 am
    Foster Brooks says:
    That must have been a Hair Raising experience for those inside the salon! I hope nobody dyed! If the guys in the back seat spilled their beers on the guys in the front seat,... read more
  • October 10, 2007 at 3:33 am
    The bond can pay says:
    I'm sure the $1900 bond should be able to cover his hotel stay at taxpayers expense while he & his buddies search for an attorney willing to get them off since they were so un... read more
  • October 10, 2007 at 3:20 am
    Big Mike In CALI says:
    It's a good bet the truck ain't worth jack, now that it lived up to its name and found a path into the hair salon! So we have a drunk Hispanic, a Nissan Pathfinder, at-best ti... read more
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