Pa. police arrest Amish man in buggy for DUI
Dec 08 2009
LANCASTER, Pa.— Police in central Pennsylvania arrested an Amish man on drunk driving charges over the weekend after he was found asleep in his moving buggy. Police said a 22-year-old man was slumped over and asleep in a slow-moving buggy on Sunday night.
An off-duty officer from nearby reported seeing the horse pulling the buggy at a walking pace as it straddled the center line.
Police said a breathalyzer test snowed the man's blood-alcohol content was 0.18, more than twice the 0.08 legal limit for drivers.
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Information from: Intelligencer Journal, http://www.lancasteronline.com/pages/paper/sundaynews/
