Woman accused of drunken ride in Christmas parade

[December 10, 2009]  SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A woman has posted $500 bond on a charge of public intoxication after police said she passed out on a horse she rode in the Shelbyville Christmas parade.

According to the Shelbyville Times-Gazette, a 46-year-old woman was found slumped over on her horse outside a motel.

Police said they had been notified of a possibly intoxicated rider in a red coat on a white horse in the parade Saturday night.

Officers said they had to catch her twice to keep her from falling.

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Information from: Shelbyville Times-Gazette, http://www.t-g.com/

[Associated Press]

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