SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 16, 2020 (Gephardt Daily) — KUTV news anchor Shauna Lake is under investigation once again for an alleged DUI incident.
According to Salt Lake City police, Lake, 49, was detained early Saturday morning at Salt Lake International Airport while parked in a passenger pick up lane.
Police say they approached Lake after being notified by an unnamed airport worker who said he had seen something that caught his attention.
Investigators said Lake refused to take the standard field sobriety tests, so a warrant was issued for a blood draw. She was given a citation and “released to someone who could drive her home,” according to a brief article on KUTV.com.
Results of the blood draw are expected to be returned later this week.
This is the second time the popular veteran news anchor has faced charges for DUI.
In May 2017, Lake was arrested for driving-under-the-influence after being stopped on I-215 by the Utah Highway Patrol. She ultimately pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of impaired driving and received a suspended sentence of a year in jail. She was also fined $1,460 and agreed to perform eight hours of community service.
Lake’s 2017 arrest was highly publicized, prompting her to deliver a heart-rending on-air apology to KUTV viewers.
“I have been humbled and overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support during this difficult time,” Lake said. “Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the sentiments of keep your chin up, we all make mistakes, I’m praying for you, and, this too shall pass.
“I also know that some of you are very angry and disappointed in me and you have every right to be. What I did was wrong and I just hope that over time, night by night, you can learn to trust me again.”
Come on people. She is another person for our community , you people don’t know another people struggles you just wanna ruining another people’s life
Loock into your personal lives and stop criticism and see what you need the change.let people life they own lifes.
This just shows you are human I’ve been in your shoes but without the world knowing me. Some peeps don’t get it some drink more than others. I’m not judging as no else should either. The world just needs 2 mind they’re own business. Love and support 2 u..
I miss her.When is she returning? I hope KUTV doesn’t whole this against her.
Is this a joke . I hope it is. She better be fired stripped of her retirement and anything else that is a perk due to working as a anchor. …..If this were anyone else we would have never had a second chance. We would have been punished to the max the first time it happened. This state is seriously so currupt it’s mind blowing. It shouldn’t suprise me but it does. She will get away with it I’m sure.
I doubt your background is anything but stellar!
Everyone makes mistakes. I hope, no pray she gets the helping she needs.
I want to see her back. Please bring her back.
✌?❤️ To Shauna
We all make mistakes but ur anchor news person who we truly trust when ur on news .u need to go soberly classes an tell ur self the third one might be big bang .I no I got son in prison he was driving wendover an wreck his best friend died.so door swings both ways..
She should be setting an example for the youth. Didn’t see any sincerity in her first apology it WILL happen again
Give her another chance. She’s human. But make this th he last chance.the public trusts her and she should learn after t he second time. One more chance. Let the judge decide her fate. Not kutv.
Miss Shauna & I hope she comes back! We all make mistakes. I’m sending love & prayers to Shauna. I hope that we can all remember the golden rule and that not one of us can throw the first stone! I hope that she can take this humbling experience and use it towards personal growth and perhaps, someday helping others. I also hope that KUTV will feel the same.
Time for her to go into long term rehab. She is self destructing and has destroyed her reputation and career. Only way to come back is to prove she is on top of her problems. Right now, no one will believe what she has to say.
I assume she is getting the best help she can get. Hope she comes back soon.
Only a professional or another addict in recovery understands what is happening with Shauna, and I hope that she is given the opportunity to learn that for herself. Then she can proceed down the path to recovery! Good luck, dear???
Driveling under the influence your one mistake away from killing a person I Don’t get the pot me BS
No one will believe what she has to say??? She reads the news that she is told to report! Her drinking doesn’t make her a bad person or liar. The problem is she’s driving a vehicle inebriated, which of course is illegal, but more concerning is a danger to others. I think she should be able to drink as much as she wants. She’s of legal age, a responsible adult. She just needs to put the keys to the vehicles away, and find another way to get from a to b.
If you get 3 DUI’s in 10 years you go to prison. She has had two strikes. She needs to get some serious help.
You are missed. Hope you can come back.
Sometimes we are our own worst enemies. Be ki d too yourself people around don’t forgive or forget. Love yourself and be kind to the person whom your children and future grandchildren will love unconditionally.. ♥️
After being off the air this long I doubt she is coming back.
I am sad she has problems. She really does need serious help and needs the help now. Get the help and stay out of the news. Being in the spot light she should have been a better role model. I was never a fan of her reporting. She just didn’t ever seem sincere. I really like Heidi and hope she is a permanent replacement.
I miss you Shauna and hope you can complete whatever sobriety program you are on and return to KUTV News soon. Please know you are loved and missed. Also, realize that you have to continue to work with AA or whatever mentors you have for the rest of your life. Think of it as a way of giving back to your community and believe me you have so much to offer. Good luck!
So do you actually believe that she got caught the ONLY two times she was driving drunk, NOT LIKELY at all. All the bleeding hearts forget one simple point, that she could have killed someone. Driving while drunk is against the law because why???????? Because she could have killed someone! I have NO sympathy for someone that would do that. Get her off the street, get her out of a car, suspend her license, then maybe, just maybe she will fix this problem. In the mean time our families will be safer. I wonder is all the bleeding hearts would feel as sympathetic if the photo showed a fat, sloppy guy had been caught driving drunk?
KUTV should offered substance abuse therapy for her, then this probably wouldnt have happened the 2nd time. I believe that could of helped her. Sorry to hear this troubling news.