Crime & Safety
Man Accused Of Driving Lawn Mower Drunk, Mowing Someone's Grass
It's not the first time he's been accused of DUI on a lawn mower.
FRANKLIN, IN — A Franklin man was arrested and charged Saturday for operating while intoxicated. 46-year-old Barry Ridge was operating none other than a red lawn mower, The Indianapolis Star reports, when officers pulled him over on County Road 100 North. IndyStar reports that the Franklin Police Department got a complaint just after 5 p.m. that Ridge had driven his lawn mower into their yard and started mowing, before heading towards Franklin.
IndyStar reports officers said the man's eyes seemed glassy and that he failed a breathalyzer test, where his blood-alcohol level was revealed to be 0.189.
Ridge was taken to Johnson County Jail on Saturday, IndyStar reports.
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It's not the first time Ridge has been accused of drunken lawn care. He's still waiting for a trial in an April 8 arrest where he was also charged with operating a mower while intoxicated.
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