Lawmaker blames drunken driving arrest on mixing beer, cough medicine

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Hawaii lawmaker blamed her drunken driving arrest Monday night on mixing cough medicine with a beer at dinner.

Police said state Rep. Sharon Har (D) was pulled over after driving the wrong direction on a one-way street.

In a statement, Har said that she’d been battling a respiratory illness for several weeks and so had been taking a prescription cough medication with codeine.

She said after after a late evening at work on Monday, she had a beer with dinner.

“This, in conjunction with my medication, contributed to my impaired driving,” Har said, in the statement. “I am extremely sorry for not anticipating the effect of this combination on my driving. I deeply apologize to my constituents, friends, family and colleagues, and to the public for this failure on my part. I would like to express my gratitude to the officers of the Honolulu Police Department for the professional manner in which they conducted their duty in effecting my arrest.”

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