Woman charged with DUI while driving....A HORSE??
 

First time I've heard of this one.

Article
Georgia woman charged with riding horse while drunk
Associated Press

October 10, 2006, 12:17 PM EDT


CLAYTON, Ga. -- Well, that's a DUI of a different color.

Heather Darnell, 22, of Mountain City, Ga., faces a drunk driving charge after she steered the horse she was riding onto the highway and tangled with a car, authorities said. Darnell also was cited for entering a traffic lane.

She remains in intensive care after being airlifted to the Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville, Ga.

The horse apparently survived, officials said.

Three people who were in the Pontiac Bonneville that struck the horse Friday night were treated at Mountain Lakes Medical Center in Clayton, Ga., and released: Ancella Gragg, 32, of Lakemont, Ga., who was at the wheel; and a 13-year-old girl and 9-year-old boy.

Trooper Anthony Coleman said Gragg did not see the horse until too late and was unable to avoid hitting it.

``If it's on the public right-of-way, you're under the same jurisdiction as if you're in a car,'' Coleman said.

Only in America...

:1orglaugh... that will show her!

the will give a dui or dwi for riding a bike


Mr. Romance

Only in Georgia! :)

When Deeprub.. my hubby .. was a bailbondsman.. he had to get an old man out of jail for riding his riding lawn mower home from the bar once lolol

Thank goodness the horse was not badly injured.

She's damn lucky she didn't kill herself

this is so wrong :(

I dunno, a horse is in no way a motor vehicle... seems like a stretch.

yep. anything to reach their quota

but i have heard it about being drunk on a skateboard

pretty fucking funny :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

You don't hear that every day

Well, that could've been a safe trip if she only ride that horse well.

WTF??? lol...

In PA you can get a DUI for horse, bike, car and riding lawnmower. Even if the lawnmower is on your own property

well its strage,strange,strange :)

if your drunk and horseback riding on a public road in the netherlands you can also get charged

since you are a participant in traffic and the normal traffic rules also apply to horseback riders

haha... riding a horse while drunk? wtf?