Man Arrested for DUI on Lawn Mower: Safety First or Just Plain Silly?

by SodaHead News Posted 2011/06/13 22:17:29

Related Topics: Lawn Mower, Dui, Crime, Littering, Funny, Humor, WTF, South Dakota, Under The Influence, Driving, Beer, Police, Gas

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South Dakota police may have discovered the real issue behind the nation's increasing number of lawn mower-related injuries.

The Daily Republic newspaper reports that 51-year-old Guy Hornedeagle was arrested last week on state Highway 46 after filling up with gas at a service station and allegedly buying a beer.

The Associate Press reports that police also wrote him up for littering after he threw his empty beer can in a ditch.

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Judge Peter Hill 2011/06/13 23:15:03

Just plain silly

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Sounds silly on the surface but if he was on a public highway then DUI laws should apply. Buying a beer and carrying it in a motor vehicle is not a crime if the can is closed (Not true of an 18 wheeler), but if he threw the empty in a ditch, then he was drinking while driving.
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James 2011/06/20 02:29:38

Just plain silly

and sad

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DiViews2013 2011/06/16 19:20:21

Safety first!

This is about an open container public intoxication and there are laws against them for a reason. You have written this to belittle a serious situation. I have seen people drunk as Cootie Brown driving lawn mowers, tractors and anything motorized. They present a hazard to themselves and other motorist. I do not see the humor or satire.

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Jeff Nice 2011/06/15 19:44:19

Safety first!

did he get arrested for dui or ticket for littering.

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Viry 2011/06/15 16:23:00

Just plain silly

I think the police doesn't know what to do anymore and they just arrest people for the dumbest stuff!

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FunkyMunky 2011/06/15 14:42:25

Safety first!

Gotta share the road with others if you are going to take your mower to the gas station.

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wtw 2011/06/15 14:26:20

Just plain silly

Stupid

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~Pro-Fetus Anti-Liberal Ant... 2011/06/15 13:46:56

Just plain silly

Oh come on... my neighbors drink while on their ride on lawnmowers.

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lin sugar lips 2011/06/15 09:48:33

Just plain silly

The story is so sketchy..... He drove his lawn mower to the gas station????
Bought a beer?? You don't get drunk on one beer. If he was on the road with an unlicensed vehicle while drinking beer I guess he should be pulled over.

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wolfshadow 2011/06/15 06:35:51

Safety first!

It is against the law in all states to operate a motor vehicle while intoxicated... a riding mower is operated by a motor... it's illegal.

Some states include the operation of any vehicle, hence boat drivers and bike riders get busted too.

Don't drink and drive, anything, at any time. It's illegal and you will get arrested.

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S.e.carson 2011/06/15 05:46:42

Just plain silly

wheres the button for pure and untainted awsomeness??

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Redneck 2011/06/15 04:06:11

Safety first!

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He pulled a George Jones. The Possum used to get drunk and his wife took his keys from him so he drove the lawn mower to the honky tonk.

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Robbb 2011/06/15 02:48:04

Safety first!

There is not a great deal if information in the article like how much he may have had to drink before the can he had or how abusive he got to the police or was the mover he was driving legal on the street or did he have a special license for littering. so it is a bit hard to give informed comment on this.

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Rainon 2011/06/15 02:45:59 (edited)

Just plain silly

LMAO! Wow! More serious crimes are going on. The man just wants to cut his grass with a little buzz what's wrong with that.

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Joey to Rainon 2011/06/15 06:51:42

He was not in his yard .

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millermedia 2011/06/15 02:32:24

Safety first!

Come on, folks. The guy could have run over a child's foot.

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Andrea 2011/06/15 01:42:02

Safety first!

No different than driving a car on the damn road drunk. Moron.

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tdterry... to Andrea 2011/06/15 14:41:20 (edited)

yep it would be really hard to get out of his way,especially if you were walking down the road.

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Andrea to tdterry... 2011/06/16 04:55:52 (edited)

Not the point. Besides you think a drunk on a lawn mower can't cause a fatal wreck?

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tdterry... to Andrea 2011/06/16 10:13:23

Do you think a sober person walking down the road can cause a fatal wreck.

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Andrea to tdterry... 2011/06/17 04:49:19

Yes, but he won't get a ticket for drunk driving will he?

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tdterry... to Andrea 2011/06/17 12:19:14

That would be public drunk,Not as bad unless you stagger out into traffic.

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TySiharat 2011/06/14 23:50:26

Just plain silly

Give people a break..

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Andrea to TySiharat 2011/06/16 04:57:11

Breaks are why there are so many people dead from drunks.

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beener 2011/06/14 22:43:41

Just plain silly

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dui on a lawn mower seriuosly we dont need anymore ways to get a ticket

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Andrea to beener 2011/06/16 04:56:27

It also applies to bicycles.

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beener to Andrea 2011/06/24 22:51:46

dam so many laws why cant we just live live the way it used to be

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Jareth Majere 2011/06/14 21:55:30

Safety first!

he was on a public road

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xinvaliduserx 2011/06/14 21:45:04

Safety first!

OMG! Several blades of grass could have been killed! Is this guy nuts?!

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BrianD3 2011/06/14 19:46:19

Just plain silly

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It depends on how many beers he had earlier as to whether or not he was actually guilty of DUI

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Seeker of Truth - War Wizard 2011/06/14 19:36:09

Safety first!

If he'd been on his own property mowing the lawn, then I'd have said this was silly.. However, he was driving the tractor on the public road, which means he has to follow the same rules as driving any other vehicle, including drinking laws.

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Bill G53 ~PWCM~JLA 2011/06/14 19:35:55

Safety first!

Another perfect example of Sodahead mis-representing a story! The picture shows a guy in his backyard mowing the grass. The story is about a guy driving a lawn mower on a public street drinking. Sounds like something we'd see on Cops.

If I'm driving down the road and a butthead sucking on a Budweiser drives his mower into my lane and I hit him...am I at fault? What are the legal challenges going to be?

The police did their job.

Now if only Sodahead would stop making up stuff to sell bandwidth

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Cold Warrior 2011/06/14 19:35:27

Safety first!

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Operating a lawn mower under the influence of alcohol? Can you say slice and dice. What if the drunk idiot had run over someones toddler?

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Rudy 2011/06/14 19:22:34

Just plain silly

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more nanny state intrusion, if someone is stupid enough to drive his lawn mower while intoxicated they should suffer the consequences of any injury they may incurred. however, there will be a jury somewhere that will award him a financial reward because the manufacturer failed to advise in their instructions not to operate when intoxicated.

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Tara-ABO-2012 2011/06/14 19:13:39

Safety first!

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Between the picture shown and the title I was going to say Damn Silly.... But again SH is trying to trick us with false titles AND false pictures. After reading the ACTUAL article, the man was on a public highway and those highways have laws that EVERYONE must follow. While I completely agree with tough DUI laws while driving a MOTOR VEHICLE, I do NOT agree that things such as bicycles or any other NON motorized item should be included. DUI's were put into place to save lives. Seriously, who's life is in danger if a drunk crashes his bike into a telephone poll?

This guy was on a motorized vehicle, albeit an illegal one.... Still motorized and the DUI was justified if his BAC was at or above the legal limit. Which I assume it was since he was arrested. If the cop did not take his BAC or it was lower then the legal limit he can fight it in court and win.

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bob h. 2011/06/14 18:55:22

Just plain silly

Do we really pay cops to keep us safe from lawnmower drivers.

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moorrbrt1 "In God we Trust" 2011/06/14 18:31:31

Safety first!

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Any type of motorized vehicle can be dangerous when operated by someone under the influence.

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wpsark_BN_0 2011/06/14 18:27:07

Just plain silly

the littering fine was deserved...but he must have been pretty trashed in order to get a dwi on a lawn mower...wonder what his BAC was...

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ih8uf 2011/06/14 18:08:47 (edited)

Just plain silly

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a DUI is a little harsh, unless he had quite a few BEFORE he went to the gas station...first, he should have been given a ticket for drinking in public and on a motor-vehicle, and the littering, of course...and second, what's he doing driving a lawn mower to the gas station anyway??? that's what the rest of us use gas cans for...

one more thing...I'm all for safety, and would never drink while on a lawn mower to begin with, but as long as he stayed on his own property, who are we to tell him he can't have a beer while doing yard work (again, on his own property)...

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Lanikai 2011/06/14 17:54:44

Safety first!

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In Bonifay FL a man got a DUI on his horse. If you are on a public roadway, you can get a DUI on a bike, trike, horse, mower of electric scooter.

Sad but funny.

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Kenny Budd 2011/06/14 17:47:43

Just plain silly

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Common sense by government officials is gone forever. Littering, yes, DUI ridicules.Just another case of cops out of control. Wake up people, they will come for you next.

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