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Florida man arrested for DUI on lawn mower along toll road: FHP
Fox 13 Tampa via Yahoo ^ | 07/18/2025 | Ryan Burkett

Posted on 07/19/2025 6:02:30 AM PDT by DFG

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1 posted on 07/19/2025 6:02:30 AM PDT by DFG
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To: DFG

George Jones?


2 posted on 07/19/2025 6:03:16 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: DFG

George Jones lives on!


3 posted on 07/19/2025 6:03:43 AM PDT by liberalh8ter ( This tagline has taken the month off to attend the inauguration.)
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To: DFG

“Florida man” strikes again!


4 posted on 07/19/2025 6:04:48 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (If you have asylum in the U.S. and you go home to visit family, is it like violating a Protect Order)
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To: liberalh8ter

Guess it answered the musical question, “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes”.


5 posted on 07/19/2025 6:04:56 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: DFG

FM’s booking photo sure looks like a meth user.


6 posted on 07/19/2025 6:07:28 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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riding mower onto a busy toll road while impaired

Is there any other way?

7 posted on 07/19/2025 6:10:08 AM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America.)
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Citrus County. Also known as “Circus County”. Lots of Methican-Americans here.


8 posted on 07/19/2025 6:17:57 AM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Burma Shave)
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It seems like in the last 20 years or more these stories died out, the DUIs on riding lawnmowers, or on horses, or some weird contraption.

Since males don’t know how to do much of anything anymore, like build contraptions or even get their wild on, guy stories will eventually become extremely rare.


9 posted on 07/19/2025 6:21:44 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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10 posted on 07/19/2025 6:22:01 AM PDT by OldHarbor
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“Born To Mow”
The AMA released a statement that 99% of mower club members were honest, law-abiding citizens, and only 1% were reckless outlaws.


11 posted on 07/19/2025 6:22:19 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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Troopers questioned Christopher Spain. It was no doubt an unexpected inquisition.


12 posted on 07/19/2025 6:23:09 AM PDT by xp38
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They going to revoke his tractor driving license?


13 posted on 07/19/2025 6:23:37 AM PDT by rellic (No such thing as a moderate Moslem or Democrat )
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Way to go Florida Man.


14 posted on 07/19/2025 6:27:05 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: OldHarbor

At least he had a fresh haircut for his photo shoot.


15 posted on 07/19/2025 6:27:49 AM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: DFG

Wonder where he was heading.


16 posted on 07/19/2025 6:27:51 AM PDT by Hattie
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The article is sorely lacking information...

Was the mowing deck engaged? What was the grass-level setting?

Was he mulching or bagging?

Seriously, though, a DUI arrest is reaching. Without plates and registration, cops have no jurisdiction over a non-plated lawnmower. DUI arrests are normally justified for “drivers” of “motor vehicles”, where the state has possession of the Motor Vehicle/Manufacturers Statement of Origin (and thus jurisdiction over plated vehicles).

The state lacks jurisdiction over people traveling public roads.


17 posted on 07/19/2025 6:29:28 AM PDT by C210N (Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur.)
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There WOULD be cause for cops arresting him for public intoxication. But, the “D” of DUI is Driving, which he was not doing.


18 posted on 07/19/2025 6:30:19 AM PDT by C210N (Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur.)
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I would have made a run for it; make them deploy the spike strips...


19 posted on 07/19/2025 6:31:03 AM PDT by Farmerbob
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To: xp38

Nobody expects the Florida Man Inquisition


20 posted on 07/19/2025 6:31:09 AM PDT by Zack Attack (✔)
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