I got this from duiblog.com, so I thought I’d at least point you over there to take a look (for a little law firm internet marketing plug). It’s one in a continuous stream of ridiculous DUI stories. Every day I am more and more surprised at the lengths prosecutors will go to to charge someone with DUI. This time? Driving a Barbie Car.
Drunk Driving in Barbie Car Costs Man License
London, England. April 20 – A Briton caught drunk while driving a toy Barbie car, whose top speed is barely four miles per hour, has been banned from driving.
Forty-year-old Paul Hutton received a three-year ban as he had received another drink-drive ban within the past 10 years. He was pulled over by police when he was driving an electric Barbie car that moves slower than a mobility scooter close to his home in Essex, The Telegraph reported Tuesday.
“You have to be a contortionist to get in, and then you can’t get out. I was very surprised to get done for drink-driving but I was a twit to say the least. It is designed for three-to-five-year-olds. Originally it was a pink Barbie car but I put bigger wheels on it but it’s not fast,” he said after the hearing at Colchester magistrates court.
Although I must admit I am a little interested to know more of the facts, like whether or not he was out in the street riding this thing or if he was in his driveway, but it is peculiar to learn (at least this is deduced from the article) that the guy “souped up” his barbie car by putting bigger wheels on it.
At 4 miles per hour, the likelihood of inflicting serious damage on someone seems pretty great (please not the dripping sarcasm here). And by the quotes it doesn’t sound like the guy is very angry about the charge. But a DUI in a barbie car. I mean come on! But, I guess that’s what keeps us DUI attorneys in business…
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