Just when you thought DUI offenses were only handed out on roadways — think again. This Florida man showed you can get one inside of a big-box store.
Click Orlando reports an unnamed 39-year-old Melbourne man went on a joyride on one of Walmart’s motorized scooters. As he was cruising down the aisles, eye witnesses say he had an open bottle of Smirnoff vodka bouncing along in the basket.
But, as happens when you are too drunk to drive, this man was completely unable to drive the scooter. So, he wound up crashing it into various shelves and nearly fell off of it several times.
Police were called after the man nearly plowed into some shoppers. As they chatted him up, they noted he had “glassy eyes” and smelled just like Smirnoff.
When police asked the man to hand over his ID, he apparently slumped down and passed out on the scooter — so he was carted to a patrol vehicle on a stretcher. Because he also refused to take a Breathalyzer, he was taken into custody.
The man was charged with a DUI, disorderly intoxication, possession of an open container and refusal with prior citation.