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Old 10-22-2009, 09:38 PM   #1 (permalink)
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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

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Old 10-22-2009, 09:40 PM   #2 (permalink)
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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.
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Old 10-22-2009, 11:47 PM   #3 (permalink)
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...crackin' up over this!
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Old 10-22-2009, 11:57 PM   #4 (permalink)
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A picture of the chair, which has cup holder, headlights, small mirror, and shift lever.
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Old 11-03-2009, 06:09 PM   #5 (permalink)
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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
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It's got a rear view mirror for safety. Stay on the sidewalks?
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