Crime & Safety
WPXI-TV Weather Forecaster Charged With DUI
The forecaster was pulled over by a state trooper on Interstate 70 in Washington County.
PITTSBURGH, PA - Veteran WPXI-TV weather forecaster Kevin Benson was arrested in September for driving under the influence. A blood test showed he had a blood alcohol content nearly four times the legal limit and an inactive cocaine metabolite in his blood, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.
Benson, 60, of Cecil, was arrested after after being pulled over by a state trooper on Interstate 70 in Washington County and being unable to complete a sobriety test. A blood test taken at a hospital revealed he had a blood alcohol content of 0.311, the Post-Gazette reported. The legal limit for driving in Pennsylvania is 0.08.
He is charged with three misdemeanor DUI counts and four vehicle code violations.
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Benson has been on the air at WPXI since 1987. He has worked at radio stations in Dubois and Erie, and worked at WTAE-AM in Pittsburgh before joining WPXI.
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