Texas Student's Dwi Arrest Leads To Barbie Jeep Fame

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A Texas State University student who lost her license after a DWI arrest is turning heads on campus and around town by motoring around in a Barbie Jeep.

Tara Monroe, 20, a junior studying industrial engineering, said her license was suspended and her father took her car away after she refused a Breathalyzer test during a DWI stop following a Waka Flocka Flame concert.

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"Riding a bike around campus sucks," Monroe told the San Antonio Express-News. "Like really sucks."

Monroe's solution came in the form of a $60 electric Barbie Jeep she found for sale on Craigslist. She said she named the vehicle Charlene in honor of its previous owner.

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Pictures and videos of Monroe getting around in the child-sized Jeep have gone viral on social media.

"Most people don't find the things me and my friends do very funny, just immature, so I didn't expect to get this big of a reaction," she said. "People who don't know me are shocked but my friends weren't even surprised because I do stuff like this all the time."

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"This is the best way I could have gotten my 15 minutes of fame," she said. "Basically, it was the best decision I've made in college, yet."