Sun-Sentinel: Polk County woman was arrested Thursday afternoon on a charge of drunk driving on a horse named Boduke.
Donna Byrne, 53, smelled of alcohol, staggered and had red, watery eyes when deputies pulled her over on the busy road, Polk County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Brian Bruchey said.
A passer-by had called about a woman who appeared confused and was riding a horse on Combee Road near North Crystal Lake Road in Lakeland about 1:40 p.m., he said.
Byrne’s breath-alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit, Bruchey said. She was arrested on charges of driving under the influence and animal neglect, a misdemeanor.
Boduke was hitched to a deputy’s patrol car and ate grass until being taken to the Polk County Sheriff’s Animal Control livestock facility.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said it takes the situation seriously.
“Ms. Byrne was obviously not in any condition to be on the road. She not only put herself and the horse in danger, but also anyone who was driving on the road, which is typically very busy,” Sheriff Grady Judd said. read more here
Well, at least she won’t be saddled with a felony.
looks like a native “cracker”.
Rode hard and put up wet.
Probably the horse was, too.
🙂
Also charged with public toothlessness.
53?!?!? She’s 53?!?!
I would have guessed 93.
Gawd, that woman could out ugly Maxine Waters. There ain’t enough alcohol in Florida —-
@Irony Curtain: Every year you spend in Florida ages you ten years, as compared to somewhere else.
Don’t tell BFH, though – he’s got enough worries on his mind as it is.
😉
designated driver:
http://www.doggies.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/DD.jpg
As a much needed diversion from the headlines, humor is the best countermeasure for my own sanity.
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Whoa, that’s a woman? I’ll take your word for it.
💲💲💲 MORE MONEY FOR THE CITY! 💲💲💲
Great work officers! Money for the city’s budget, and a criminal record for her making her forever unemployable. I’m sure we won’t have to pay all of her WELFARE EXPENSES from now on….
We used to have a guy here that rode a mule to the bar every night. He’d get drunk and stagger out to mule and mount up. The mule would take him home without any human assistance. Did it for years until the “upstanding” members of the community got upset at a drunk in their town. Cops arrested him for DWI. Totally stupid. This is a rural area and he and the mule were never a hazard to anyone. Assholes have to be assholes.
Looks like overzealous, fee-driven policing.
DUI on horseback? Puhleeze.
Alternative: Escort Ma Kettle and horse 300 yards back to her 2 acres, and let her sleep it off. Let the family know Gramma needs to stay off the vehicle roads.
What’s next? Task force sobriety checkpoints for bicycle lanes? DUI jogging?
oldgeezer,
There is a great backstory to Festis’ mule Ruth from Gunsmoke:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo696R-yrn8
Mules and Dogs are 2 fine examples of crossbreeding.
Your honor, the horse wasn’t drunk, so move for dismissal.
How sad.
How do you drive a horse? I thought you rode a horse, so they should charge her with riding while intoxicated (RWI). And granny if I were you I’d lay off the booze.
She got profiled, I’m betting she looks confused and drunk all of the time !!!
Bongopoofter, I just watched the “Us Haggens” episode of Gunsmoke (1962) last night. That was the first episode with Festus Haggen. I don’t think he had his mule yet in that one.
53?
Dog years or Horse years?
Wow. God bless her.
I’m not a girl. And I don’t own a horse. But I have imbibed spirits to excess.
Hope she gets herself together.
izlamo delenda est …
Looks like Bruce Jenner in drag.