A man in Georgia got arrested for DUI in a wheelchair. Is it getting out of control yet?
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Payton Parker
ANSWERS: 11
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I live in Georgia and i didnt hear of this.
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Was he on public roadway? Was the wheelchair motorized? Did he have a drivers license? In Indiana, you don't have to be licensed to drive a scooter or wheelchair or whatever, but it isn't supposed to be on the road. Lately, there has been 2 school bus accidents here that were blamed on unlicensed dirt bike drivers on the public roads. And no license means no insurance. Is it getting out of hand yet???? I ask the question again in relating the following: In the state of WI, there is a problem with Drinking and Driving. Lots of people get revoked, if not just ticketed (numerous times). When they lose their license, they tend to drive their lawn mowers (dirt bikes and scooters) to the liquor store because you don't need a DL to do so (as long as you keep off the road). Now define keep off the road. Does that mean that you ride the shoulder? Use cross walks? Sidewalks? Sorry, you have to be more specific to get a sympathetic response about people driving these days.
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definitely! who in the world would sell alcohol to a person in a wheelchair!! seriously, why should the rules be different for him? obviously he was operating his 'vehicle' in a public place, in a dangerous manner.
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I heard about that in "Odd News", he must have been a real jerk to get charged with that.
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I thought DUI was restricted to automobiles,motorcycles,and trucks,and only on the roadways.Then bicycles and any other vehicle is not included thus this person should not have been arrested for DUI.If he/she was a public disruption they could be charged with that only.I don't know if they were on the road or on the sidewalk,and that would make a difference though they should not be charged specifically with DUI.
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In my state there is a statute that covers dui of a non-motor vehicle, that would include bicycles, horses, motorized wheel chairs, scooters etc. It is actually more strict of a statute than the dui of a motor vehicle statute.
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A wheelchair is a motorized vehicle.
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I know someone who got a DUI for riding a horse...he had just left the bar and was heading home and they took him to jail....I couldn't believe it!!!
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It bloody hurts to get hit by a wheelchair, or trampled by a horse.
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I personally feel that a wheelchair should be counted as walking seeing as they wouldn't be in one if they could walk. So counting it as being drunk in public would make more sense to me. But the legalities are in the wording of the law. I wounder what this guy did that pissed off thee cop bad enough to want to ARREST someone who could not walk. He would have to carry him to the squad car, to booking, to his cell. There had to be more to it than the guy being drunk in his wheelchair.
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A person cannot be arrested for driving under the influence, unless the vehicle he/she is riding or driving, contains a motor and by law, required to register same vehicle with their state. The key here is "contains a motor and required to be registered." Riding a lawnmower, wheelchair or horse does meet these qualifications. The person can only be charged with public intoxication.
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