Man accused of drunken driving on riding mower

[October 09, 2008]  IRON MOUNTAIN LAKE, Mo. (AP) -- An eastern Missouri man was accused of drunken driving on a riding lawnmower. The suspect, whose name has not been released, was suspected of being involved in a disturbance on Sunday.

On Monday, police got a tip that the man was at a home. An officer went to the home saw the man driving down a street on a riding mower, pulling a trailer with a case of beer. Police say the man also had a flask of whiskey in his pocket.

The man's blood alcohol registered at .115, well above the state legal limit of 0.08.

The man was arrested for driving while intoxicated and careless and imprudent driving.

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Information from: Park Hills Daily Journal, http://www.dailyjournalonline.com/

[Associated Press]

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