Peculiar Drunk Driving Articles for the Week of November 7, 2008

Really Odd Drunk Driving News – Odd Rides: Wheelchair, ATV, Tractor, Golf Cart and a Horse.

Robert Gibson was stopped on the grounds of a high school after a school official noticed a nearly empty bottle of vodka on the floor of the Gibson’s motorized wheelchair. Gibson admitted to Moultrie police that he had been drinking alcohol and a blood-alcohol test revealed level of .405%, 5 times the legal limit for intoxication. Gibson, 59, was taken to a local hospital before being booked on charges of driving under the influence in Georgia.

Shawn M. Passage fled from police after he was seen riding an all-terrain vehicle through the village of Carthage without a helmet. Police found Passage, 23, at his home and his blood alcohol content was .24%, three times the legal limit under NY DWI laws. Passage was charged with Aggravated DWI for having a BAC in excess of .18%, fleeing police, trespass and other traffic offenses.

Dominic Andrew Bjerke, of Minnesota, stole a combine in Mitchell County, Iowa around 2:30 in the morning and drove it through a neighborhood. He hit several vehicles, street signs and a bridge before crashing into a garage. Bjerke, 21, was arrested for operating while intoxicated in Iowa, burglary, theft and criminal mischief.

Brian K. Scott, 36, was stopped by Kentucky State Police while driving a golf cart on a Muhlenberg County street. Police found a loaded .357 Magnum handgun and a small bag of meth on Scott. After failing field sobriety tests, Scott was arrested with driving under the influence in Kentucky and taken to a local detention center.

An unidentified man from New South Wales Australia was arrested for riding under the influence after complaints from motorists about a man drinking and yelling as he was riding along a local road. He reportedly had a half empty bottle of bourbon, was riding without holding the reins and had nearly fallen from the saddle after failing to yield to a bus in a traffic circle. The 27-year old was booked for being under the influence of alcohol and his partner collected the horse.