Barbie girl isn’t letting a DWI ruin her Barbie world. 
 
 A Texas State University student whose driver’s license was suspended for DWI has found a new way to get around: a pink Barbie Jeep. 
 
 Industrial engineering junior Tara Monroe has become a celebrity on the San Marcos campus for scooting around in the plastic toy, which she named Charlene after its previous, toddler owner. 
 
 The jeep, named Charlene after its previous owner, goes 5 mph. (Courtesy Tara Monroe) 
 
 Delighted and possibly confused students have Instagrammed and Snapchatted photos of the 20-year-old cruising across campus in the kiddie-sized ride. Charlene can zoom up to 5 mph. 
 
 “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 told the San Antonio Express-News. “People who don’t know me are shocked, but my friends weren’t even surprised because I do stuff like this all the time.” 
 
 Monroe started driving the tiny toy car after she lost the right to drive an adult-sized vehicle. While heading home from a Waka Flocka concert, she refused to take a breathalyzer test — a move that automatically suspended her license. 
 
 Her dad drove to campus to strip her of her car, leaving her with only a bike to get around. 
 
 “Riding a bike around campus sucks,” the 20-year-old said. “Like really sucks." 
 
 Fed up with pedaling, Monroe took to Craigslist to find the ride of her dreams — or at least the ride she was legally allowed to drive. 
 
 She settled on a $60 bright pink kiddie Jeep. Its previous owner was a toddler driver named Charlene. 
 
 'It was the best decision I’ve made in college, yet,' Monroe said of her ride. (Courtesy Tara Monroe) 
 
 “When we drove up to buy it, Charlene asked where the little one was to test drive it to which I replied, ‘I am the little one,’” Monroe said. 
 
 The kiddie ride isn’t the most comfortable car for the 5-foot-3 20-year-old, but Monroe said she’s having fun living life as “Barbie Jeep girl” and reliving her childhood on campus. 
 
 “It was the best decision I’ve made in college, yet,” she said. 
 
 Just don’t ask her if you can ride shotgun. 
 
 “It goes pretty fast when it’s just me, so I usually make them (her friends) walk behind me like parents taking their kid out to play,” she said. 
 
 Monroe likely hasn’t taken Charlene on any long-distance road trips, since her speed tops out at 5 mph. The pink Barbie Jeep will make an appearance at Monroe’s 21st birthday in November, though. The birthday girl plans to hit the town in her sweet ride for a party every 5-year-old would be jealous of. 
 
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 Some people ride bikes or public transit when their licenses are suspended, but one battery-powered, Barbie Jeep-riding Texas State student is not allowing a DWI arrest stop her from getting around on her own four wheels. 
 
 Tara Monroe, an industrial engineering junior, said her license was automatically suspended after refusing a breathalyzer test after a Waka Flocka concert. Her father drove to San Marcos from Kingwood, her hometown, to strip her of her vehicle, leaving her with a bike to get around. 
 
 “Riding a bike around campus sucks,” she told MySA.com. “Like really sucks.” 
 
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 Monroe was arrested on March 4 on DWI charges, with a $3,000 bond, according to Hays County Jail records. 
 
 It didn’t take long for the 5-foot-3, 20-year-old to decide the Barbie girl life was the one for her. After some Craigslist perusing, she found her sweet ride for $60, its previous owner was a little girl named Charlene. 
 
 “When we drove up to buy it Charlene asked where the little one was to test drive it to which I replied, ‘I am the little one,'” she said. 
 
 Monroe decided to name her new ride after Charlene. 
 
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 Since Charlene handed over the keys, she has rolled out around the University of Texas at Austin’s West Campus and Texas State, leaving a trail of her laughter and Snapchats everywhere her little 12-volt battery can take her at 5 mph. 
 
 “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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 Even without a license, Monroe said life as a Barbie girl in a Barbie world really is fantastic. 
 
 “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…” 
 
 She said her 21st birthday plans in November involve revving up Charlene for a night at The Square in San Marcos with her friends. 
 
 “It goes pretty fast when it’s just me, so I usually make them (her friends) walk behind me like parents taking their kid out to play,” she quipped. “I’m just happy everyone thinks this is so hilarious.” 
 
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– When Texas State University industrial engineering junior Tara Monroe had her license suspended last March for refusing to take a breathalyzer test upon leaving a Waka Flocka concert, her father drove to San Marcos and swapped her car for a bike. But "riding a bike around campus sucks," Monroe tells the San Antonio Express-News. "Like, really sucks." So she turned to Craigslist, where she found a pink 12-volt battery-operated Barbie jeep that tops out at 5mph; its current owner was a little girl by the name of Charlene, reports the New York Daily News. "When we drove up to buy it Charlene asked where the little one was to test drive it to which I replied, 'I am the little one,'" Monroe says. Monroe handed over $60, named the jeep Charlene, and has left a trail of Snapchat videos and Instagram photos in her wake. "This is the best way I could have gotten my 15 minutes of fame," she says. "Basically, it was the best decision I’ve made in college." And though the sight of the 5-foot, 3-inch student spilling over the tiny toy jeep catches people off guard, Monroe says it's fully within character. "My friends weren’t even surprised because I do stuff like this all the time." No word yet on how her father feels about the jeep, but he hasn't come to take it away yet. And at 5mph—or less if her friends pile on—Monroe isn't likely to cause much damage on campus. (See what someone tried to sell on Craigslist for $225K.)