Mowing while intoxicated, or mowing under the influence, whatever, especially someone else's lawn, is frowned on in Johnson County, as one Indiana man re-discovered when he took his lawnmower for a weekend spin.
Barry Ridge, 46, was pulled over and arrested after police spotted him driving his red lawnmower along Johnson County Road 100 North, allegedly while under the influence, USA Today reported.
An angry resident had lodged a complaint earlier Saturday evening after Ridge reportedly drove his lawnmower onto their yard and started mowing the grass.
When responding officers caught up with Ridge, they noted his eyes "appeared glassy," ABC affiliate WCPO-TV reported.
Ridge said he was headed back home after visiting his uncle's house, and when questioned about any alcohol consumption, he admitted to drinking three beers, Fox59 reported.
Upon conducting a breathalyzer test, police said, Ridge's blood-alcohol level was found to be 0.189 percent, drastically higher than Indiana's legal limit of 0.08 percent, USA Today said.
Ridge was taken to the Johnson County Jail and his lawnmower was impounded – something Ridge is all too familiar with.
On April 8 he was arrested and his lawnmower impounded after he drove it to a Kroger parking lot, again while allegedly under the influence, and "causing a disturbance."
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