November 25, 2006
Basabe Busted for Boozy Drivin'!
It's some Daily News gossip gold on this quiet Thanksgiving weekend: Fabian Basabe, who you may or may not know from such incidents as suing Bungalow 8, getting thrown out of a Hamptons club and calling the doorman "Negro," dirty-dancing with Barbara Bush and being seen about town (we needed to check the Jossip index on him to familiarize ourselves), was "arrested for drunken driving, driving without a license, and running a red light" on Wednesday night, according to the Daily News exclusive.
Basabe was near Central Park West and 65th Street when the police caught him in his Hummer, and Basabe's lawyer told the News, "These were bumbling officers who employed antiquated and faulty equipment" to test Basabe's blood-alcohol level...[the police] were interested in bagging a boldfaced-name defendant." Huh, so when police run people's name through the system, they are flagged with saying "Hey, this driver is [semi] famous - time to break out the handcuffs!" Or do the police get clippings every day of the gossip sections, to better familiarize themselves with "boldfaced-names." The lawyer also claims it's unclear whether or not the light really was red when Basabe was driving through it.
But the Daily News did some research: "A check of the New York Division of Motor Vehicles database by The News did not turn up a license for Basabe in this state, and he told Paper Magazine in a December 2005 interview that he does not have a license." Interesting!
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Hmmmm... yet again Jen. Are you missing something? "getting thrown out of Hamptons club". I really think that you should hire an editor to proofread for you, it is starting to get ugly.
And why do we care? Are you turning into Gawker?
Never heard of him - sounds like a douche.
Gothamist loves DWI incidents.
Kinda looks like that other B lister, Francis whatz his name of the Girls gone wild videos.
like who cares about this dude?
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Law Code and Code Section/Subsection
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Charge Detail
Unclassified Misdemeanor, 1 count, Arrest charge, Arraignment charge
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Law Code and Code Section/Subsection
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Law Code and Code Section/Subsection
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Charge Detail
Unclassified Misdemeanor, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Arraignment charge
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Wait, which Barbara Bush was he freaking, the older or the younger? Because while one is just uncouth, the other is really freaking gross.
Just another useless tool getting his five minutes of fame. Nobody cares about these people. NOBODY CARES. He was drunk. He got nailed. "Don't do the crime if you can't do the time..." (RIP Sammy)