Aidan Quinn Arrested for DUI

Maine cops pull him over for weaving across traffic lanes; he'll be arraigned on November 19

By Josh Grossberg Oct 31, 2003 9:45 PMTags

Aidan Quinn is in trouble for being reckless.

The actor best known for starring roles in such flicks as Legends of the Fall, the ill-fated Project Greenlight experiment Stolen Summer and, yes, the 1980s teen drama Reckless was busted on Saturday in Waterville, Maine, for drunken driving, the Bangor Daily News reports.

Quinn, 44, was behind the wheel of a rented Chevy Impala when police stopped him at approximately 2 a.m. for weaving across lanes.

According to the authorities, a Breathalyzer test pegged his blood-alcohol level above Maine's legal limit of 0.08 percent, and he was taken into custody and booked on one count of driving under the influence.

Quinn, who lives in Englewood, New Jersey, posted bail and was released that morning. He's scheduled to be arraigned in Waterville District Court on November 19.

Neither Quinn's manager nor his attorney could be reached for comment Friday.

Empire Falls, an HBO movie based on Maine author Richard Russo's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about a mill town battling to survive the closing of its factory.

The all-star production, which will air in 2005, costars Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Helen Hunt, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Robin Wright Penn.

Quinn's big break in show biz came playing opposite Daryl Hannah in 1984's Reckless. He followed that with roles in Desperately Seeking Susanwith Rosanna Arquette and Madonna, 1986's The Mission with Robert De Niro, and 1987's hit action-comedy Stakeout.

Other notable credits include Crusoe, Avalon, The Playboys, Benny and Joon, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Blink, Michael Collins and This Is My Father, directed by his brother, Paul Quinn.