--- title: "Man With Tesla Face Tattoo Gets Slapped With DUI While Driving an Old Minivan" description: "An apparent Tesla fanboy who sports the company's logo on his cheek was arrested over Thanksgiving weekend and charged with driving under the influence." date: "2021-11-30" modified: "2021-11-30" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-face-tattoo-dui" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Tesla" tags: - "tattoos" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Man With Tesla Face Tattoo Gets Slapped With DUI While Driving an Old Minivan ![An apparent Tesla fanboy who sports the company's logo on his cheek was arrested over Thanksgiving weekend and charged with driving under the influence.]() *\Image: Elmhurst Police/Futurism\* ## Epic Fail An apparent Tesla fanboy, who sports the company's logo inked on his cheek, was arrested over the holiday weekend and charged with driving under the influence in Illinois — and no, he was not driving a Tesla. As [*The Smoking Gun* reports](), 25-year-old Jordan Lindsey was, according to police, drunk on Thanksgiving when he crashed his uninsured and unregistered 1992 GMC Safari. He was arrested early Friday morning and charged with an aggravated DUI, as he was both driving under the influence of alcohol and driving on a suspended license. To add insult to injury, the Wisconsin native who now lives outside of Elmhurst, Illinois had his license suspended over a similar charge in the the Badger State, and has a pending disorderly conduct misdemeanor there as well, alongside a number of other vehicular charges. ## In "Good" Company Though he's definitely not the first person to [get a Tesla logo tattoo](), Lindsey does appear to be the first person who inked their love of Elon Musk's electric car company onto his facial flesh and then get arrested afterwards. He's also, of course, not the [first Tesla fan to be arrested](), [nor the first drunk one](), so in that respect, Lindsey's in great company. **Read more:** [Tesla Fan Driving Minivan Busted For DUI After Roll-Over Accident]() \[*The Smoking Gun*\] **More Tesla fan weirdness:** [*Oh Great, They’re Filming Porn Inside Teslas on Autopilot*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()