Somerset man arrested on charge of riding horse while drunk

SOMERSET, Ky. (AP) -- A Somerset man has been charged with drunken driving - for riding a horse while allegedly intoxicated.

Millard Greg Dwyer, 42, was arrested Sunday night after he rode his horse onto a downtown street in front of an off-duty state trooper, Somerset Police Lt. Allan Coomer said.

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Dwyer told officers that he had consumed about a twelve pack, Coomer said. Dwyer failed sobriety tests, Coomer said, and was charged with operating a vehicle other than a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicants.

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Coomer said the arrest was "very unusual," but Somerset police have arrested others for similar violations, such as riding a bicycle and a lawn mower under the influence.

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Keith Travis and Richard Noel, both on horseback, were charged with drunk driving after one of their horses was hit by a pick-up truck on the highway, whose driver was also over the drink-driving limit.

When the case came to court, the judge rejected the charges against the two men on horseback because, he said, the law did not regard their animals as vehicles.

Prosecutors appealed against the decision but the supreme court of Pennsylvania upheld the initial verdict.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3688186.stm

....Driving. The Horse Had Not Been Drinking And The Horse Was The Designated Driver While The Drunken Man Was Only A Passenger.

CASE DISMISSED !!!!

And damn! That was my plan to get around the bars once I'm rich and famous.

But arresting someone for riding a horse or a bike under the influence?