Man arrested for DUI while driving his mower...

[StooGrimson]

I'm surprised this didn't happen here in Cincy. My favorite line is, "Police had the lawn mower towed." Uh...towed?

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060508/NEWS01/605080365

Lawnmower driver charged with DUI
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<!--ARTICLE BODY TEXT-->VERMILION, Ohio - Police have arrested a man accused of operating a lawnmower while drunk.
Dondi Bowles, 50, of Vermilion, was arrested about 9:45 p.m. Friday as he drove the mower on a sidewalk.
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Police had the lawn mower towed. Police said a breath test showed that Bowles' blood alcohol level was 0.144. Ohio's limit is 0.08.
Police said it was Bowles' third drunken driving related arrest in six months.
Vermilion is a Lake Erie town about 40 miles west of Cleveland.
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[redskinbucksfan]

I'm surprised this didn't happen here in Cincy. My favorite line is, "Police had the lawn mower towed." Uh...towed?

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060508/NEWS01/605080365

Lawnmower driver charged with DUI
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
<!--ARTICLE BODY TEXT-->VERMILION, Ohio - Police have arrested a man accused of operating a lawnmower while drunk.
Dondi Bowles, 50, of Vermilion, was arrested about 9:45 p.m. Friday as he drove the mower on a sidewalk.
Police said he had used the mower to drive to a store about a mile from his home and was arrested on his way back.<SCRIPT language=JavaScript>OAS_AD('ArticleFlex_1');</SCRIPT><SCRIPT type=text/javascript><!--google_ad_client = "pub-0783790153222266";google_ad_width = 300;google_ad_height = 250;google_ad_format = "300x250_as";google_ad_type = "text_image";google_ad_channel ="";google_color_border = "336699";google_color_bg = "FFFFFF";google_color_link = "0000FF";google_color_url = "008000";google_color_text = "000000";//--></SCRIPT><SCRIPT src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type=text/javascript></SCRIPT>
Police had the lawn mower towed. Police said a breath test showed that Bowles' blood alcohol level was 0.144. Ohio's limit is 0.08.
Police said it was Bowles' third drunken driving related arrest in six months.
Vermilion is a Lake Erie town about 40 miles west of Cleveland.
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Sounds about right for Vermilion. I bet he was carrying a couple more PBR tall boys when he got popped.

 

[sandgk]

He thought his tractor was sexy :tongue2:

 

[AJHawkfan]

CNN has video on their site:

http://www.cnn.com/video/player/pla...nmower.dui.affl&checkAgain=false&wm=native_nm

Interesting tidbits:

- the guy claims he was driving to the corner convenience store to get an innertube for his bicycle; which is his normal mode of transportation.

- he normally rides a bicycle because his license is suspended for his previous 2 DUI's.

- he is currently on probation and will likely end up serving 6 months in jail for a probation violation.

- it is illegal in Ohio to operate any vehicle while under the influence, including bicycles. I know a lot of guys who ride bicycles to the bar if they know they're going to be drinking a lot. Apparently that's just as dangerous as driving a car.......

 

[fourteenandoh]

you guys remember the dude in Kentucky that got a DUI for riding his horse home drunk last year.

http://www.wkyt.com/Global/story.asp?S=3323887