Peculiar drunk driving articles for the week of May 8

Really odd drunk driving news – 'Vehicles'

Riding Horseback While Intoxicated in Colorado – Police pulled over Brian Drone of Arvada in a strip mall parking lot for riding his horse while under the influence. The officers had responded to calls about a cowboy who wasn’t able to stay in the saddle. After issuing a Class B traffic violation, police realized that, unlike a DUI arrest and vehicle, they could not 'tow' the horse. A local stable owner offered to give Drone and his horse 'Cricket' a ride home.

Georgia DUI on Horseback – Gregory Scott Cooley and Jeffery Ray Owen were busted for drunk riding by Tunnel Hill police. The two had drunk beer while watching a NASCAR race and then proceeded to jump on two horses owned by Cooley. Though they were only a few feet from one of their yards, police ordered them to dismount. The officer showed no leniency when issuing charges of 'driving' under the influence.

Minnesota DWI While on a Lawnmower – Darwin L. Christensen, 42, decided to ride his riding lawn mower to the store for beer and ended up zig-zagging along city streets and running over orange traffic cones. He was observed stopping to relieve himself in public, after which he tossed his beer can into a ditch. Police responding to complaints, found Christensen stumbling and slurring his speech. He registered a blood alcohol content of .21, over two and a half times the legal limit. Christensen has four prior convictions for drunken driving in Minnesota.

Texas DWI on a Steamroller – A Pflugerville police officer spotted Ronald Howell weaving down the road around 4:00 in the morning, on a Dynapac Vibrator Roller. Howell told the officer that he had been walking home from a night club when he decided to take the construction equipment because it was cold outside. He was failed a series of field sobriety tests and booked on charges of driving while intoxicated in Texas, along with felony theft and driving without a license.

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