This Chicago DUI lawyer has posted here, here, and here about DUI's that were not in cars. Now comes news of yet another person charged with a DUI on a bicycle.
January 25, Naples, FL
A 55-year-old man who was riding a bicycle on Sunday faces DUI charges when he refused to take a sobriety test during a traffic stop.
Deputies pulled over Tommy Miller for riding his bike without lights on US-41 towards Collier Boulevard at 7:19 p.m.
According to deputies, during questioning Miller couldn't explain why he was going to Collier County.
The deputy noticed his eyes were bloodshot, and that he had two cans of beer in his bike basket, according to reports.
Miller reportedly was asked to take a sobriety test, but denied the request.
He was arrested and taken to Naples Jail Center.
I'm a bit surprised by this DUI so I did look up Florida statutes and found this definition of a vehicle:
VEHICLE.--Every device, in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, excepting devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
Well, with that definition of vehicle, it looks like one could be charged with a DUI on horseback, golf cart, or mini-bike.
0 comments:
Post a Comment
Comments are welcome but please do not leave personal information or specific legal questions in the comment field. If you need legal assistance, the best way to get in touch with me is to call my office at 312.944.3973