Man Charged With Lawn Mower DUI

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/29/tony-caulder_n_4175404.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news




KENNEBUNK, Maine (AP) — A Maine man faces drunken driving charges after allegedly using his riding lawn mower to make a beer run.

Police say convenience store employees turned away 51-year-old Tony Caulder when he came to the store earlier this month because they thought he was drunk.

Officials tell WMTW-TV that (http://bit.ly/17v9jgn ) the employees followed the Kennebunk man outside to make sure he wasn't getting into a car and called police when he rode off on the lawn mower.

Police charged him with operating under the influence after stopping him a short time later. Nobody answered at a phone listed in Caulder's name.

[Incitatus]

1. I guess he should have rode a bike. nt

[davidpdx]

2. He probably thought

Oh well I'm too drunk to drive a car, I'll just drive my tractor.

[magical thyme]

3. why am I not surprised that this is in Maine...

It wasn't that long ago that I remember reading about someone getting arrested for driving his tractor while drunk. Also we have a lot of atv and snowmobile drunk driving accidents up here.

[B Calm]

4. Same thing happened to my wife's cousin here in Indiana

some years back. He was always in trouble with the law and I think they just needed someone to keep the jail clean for a few weeks.

[panader0]

5. My old drummer got one on a backhoe.

It was about ten PM. He had the lights on, bouncing down the road with four passengers, headed to the store for more beer.