American Idol contestant charged with DUI

    The judges' wild card vote, Stefano Langone, always seems to make a big deal about his accident in 2009 when he was his by a drunk driver.


"May 28, 2009, my life took a 180-degree turn. I was in an accident that changed my life unfortunately for the worst. I woke up to a firefighter and I'll never forget -- he looked down at me and he screamed to the EMTs, 'He's alive! He's alive!'" said Langone about the accident which reportedly left him with two broken arms, a fractured pelvis and several other injuries.

"They told me that I wouldn't either walk the same, be able to walk right, or be the same, and I got on my feet in less than four months. Living through that and being in a wheelchair and not being able to play my piano -- that just makes you so much hungrier -- and that flame in you that says, 'I want this,' It burns more than anything."

    What no one knew until now is that Stefano was charged with his own DUI in 2010. He was first pulled over by police when he changed lanes without signaling and was speeding. He then failed multiple sobriety test. One of which was to recite the alphabet and he also blew above the legal limit. He was then put in the police car and brought to the station. While in route he began singing to the officer. It's amazing that his accident involving a drunk driver did not leave that much of a lasting impression on him.