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Yahoo! News - Ill. Lawnmower Driver Charged With DUI

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"FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. - When authorities warned Paul Schwarztrauber Jr. not to drink and drive, it may not have been entirely clear to him that the prohibition also applied to lawnmowers.


The 46-year-old was pulled over this week and charged with riding his lawnmower on a public street while intoxicated and with a revoked license.



Police said Schwarztrauber, who had two previous DUI convictions, had his 1-year-old daughter on his lap. He refused to stop and shouted obscenities when a patrol car arrived responding to complaint about a man driving a lawnmower erratically in the street, authorities said.



"He kept driving for a few moments. One of the officers then walked up to the mower (and) turned off the ignition," said Lt. David Fellows.



It is illegal to drive any motor vehicle while intoxicated and to drive one on a public road without a license, Fellows said."