Peculiar drunk driving articles for the week of April 3

Really odd drunk driving news – Vehicles

Street sweeper and New York DWI – Gary Dye, 42, crashed a street sweeper while working in Dansville. A Steuben County Public Works Commissioner said that a ‘broom’ is “easy to use, it goes slow (and it) doesn’t get any simpler.” That didn’t stop Dye from causing over $10,000 in damage to the vehicle and suffering a head laceration. Dye was charged with suspicion of driving while intoxicated in NY.

Fire truck and Illinois DUI – An unidentified driver was arrested for drunk driving in Chicago after smashing into a fire truck that was responding to another crash. The man’s Honda bounced off the fire truck and smashed immediately in front of police and fire crews at the scene of the previous accident. The driver was charged with IL DUI, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle and several other offenses.

Barstool and Ohio DWI – Kile Wygle was ticketed by Newark police for drunk driving in New Jersey while he was on a motorized barstool. Wygle admitted to having had “more like fifteen” beers before crashing the barstool. OH DUI law prohibits people from operating any motorized vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Backhoe and Pennsylvania DUI – William Price was stopped for suspicion of DUI in Pittsburgh after driving a backhoe on the wrong side of the road and almost hitting a police car. Price registered a blood alcohol content of 0.13% and was charged with driving under the influence in Pennsylvania, driving under the influence with a high rate of alcohol, driving under the influence while operating a commercial vehicle and reckless driving.

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