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Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra, quoted by DUI suspect

Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in a scene from the classic 1943 film "Casablanca." AP

(CBS/AP) TYRONE, Pa. - Before a 78-year-old central Pennsylvania man was stopped by police and charged with drunken driving, it appears he may have been googling Bartlett's Quotations.

According to the Altoona Mirror, DUI suspect Herbert Goss "hit" police with notable quotes by Humphrey Bogart and Frank Sinatra.

We'll always have Pennsylvania?

The exchange reportedly took place when Goss, of Tyrone, was stopped by cops after a parking lot fender- bender on the night of June 18.

When Officer Barry Frye tried to question the driver, Goss allegedly recited Bogart's famous line from "Casablanca" saying, "Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world."

Police say Goss then segued into Sinatra's "My Way" once it became clear he was in trouble, saying, "And now, the end is near, and so I face the final curtain."

Goss says he plans to fight the charges and isn't guilty.

To be (guilty) or not to be (guilty), that is the question.

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