DUI - La-Z-Boy

Loghead · 10-22-2009, 09:38 PM

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DULUTH, Minn. - A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to driving his motorized La-Z-Boy chair while drunk.

A criminal complaint says 62-year-old Dennis LeRoy Anderson told police he left a bar in the northern Minnesota town of Proctor on his chair after drinking eight or nine beers.

Prosecutors say Anderson's blood alcohol content was 0.29, more than three times the legal limit, when he crashed into a parked vehicle in August 2008. He was not seriously injured.

Police said the chair was powered by a converted lawnmower and had a stereo and cup holders.

Sixth Judicial District Judge Heather Sweetland stayed 180 days of jail time Monday and ordered two years of probation for Anderson, according to the Duluth News Tribune newspaper. His attorney, David Keegan, did not immediately return a call for comment.

Minnesota man pleads guilty to driving motorized La-Z-Boy chair while drunk

Bottesini · 10-22-2009, 09:40 PM

That's what I need!! I keep begging for a power chair, but everybody seems to feel I should pick up my canes and walk.

rockin'robin · 10-22-2009, 11:47 PM

...crackin' up over this!

saywhatkid · 10-22-2009, 11:57 PM

A picture of the chair, which has cup holder, headlights, small mirror, and shift lever.

Loghead · 11-03-2009, 06:09 PM

Botts (and other interested people):

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DULUTH, Minn. - A motorized lounge chair used by a man who pleaded guilty to driving it drunk is going up for auction. But police say interested bidders need to keep it off the streets.

The chair, powered by a lawnmower engine, comes equipped with a stereo, cup holders and lights.

Police in Proctor, in northern Minnesota, are putting the seized chair up for auction on eBay on Thursday. The proceeds will go to the police, state and the prosecuting attorney.

But Chief Walter Wobig told Duluth News Tribune that the chair isn't "street legal," so any buyer should stick to the living room - or at most a parade.

The former owner, Dennis LeRoy Anderson, pleaded guilty this month to operating the chair while intoxicated. His family is also auctioning on eBay an autographed photo of him riding the chair to help with his fees.

http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/091029/K102911AU.html

sallylou · 11-03-2009, 06:11 PM

It's got a rear view mirror for safety. Stay on the sidewalks?

10-22-2009, 09:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bottesini Bodhar agus leath dall Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Middle of dog pack Posts: 16,077	That's what I need!! I keep begging for a power chair, but everybody seems to feel I should pick up my canes and walk. __________________ It's a joke Nathan!

10-22-2009, 11:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
saywhatkid Thinking outside the box Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Trapped in a box Posts: 1,914	A picture of the chair, which has cup holder, headlights, small mirror, and shift lever. __________________ "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." — Jimi Hendrix

11-03-2009, 06:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
sallylou Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: My own private Idaho Posts: 2,083	It's got a rear view mirror for safety. Stay on the sidewalks? __________________ Happy holidays!

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10-22-2009, 11:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
rockin'robin Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 2,780	...crackin' up over this!