Police: Drunk tuxedo-clad man took mower for ride
posted 7:22 pm Mon May 12, 2008 - IRVING, N.Y.
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Police say a tuxedo-clad western New York man was drunk when he took a riding lawn mower out for an early morning spin.Chautauqua County Sheriff Joseph Gerace said deputies got a report of an intoxicated person at a home in Irving around 1 a.m. Monday. When they arrived, the man was spotted riding away on his mower. Deputies who stopped the 58-year-old Irving resident charged him with felony driving while intoxicated and aggravated unlicensed operation.
They say the charge is a felony because Pierce had a previous DWI conviction.
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