NEW YORK (AP) — Court records show that Rep. Vito Fossella had a blood-alcohol level of more than twice the legal limit when he was arrested on drunken driving charges this week.

Court papers indicate that Fossella’s blood-alcohol level was 0.17 percent when he was arrested early Thursday in Alexandria, Va. The legal limit in Virginia is 0.08 percent.

Fossella will have to serve a mandatory five days in jail if convicted.

The Washington Post

Man, Vito got a raw deal.  When Patrick Kennedy got his DUI and rammed his car into a security barrier he got chauffeured home by the Capitol Police.  I guess it’s different when you’re a Kennedy.