Hey, there is nothing wrong with having a cold one after a day of lawn care. Unfortunately, 60-year-old Edward Duke couldn’t resist leaving the lawn chair and getting back on the mower.
It might not have been a problem if police hadn’t nearly crashed into him, which captured their attention.
Police said they discovered Edward Duke shortly after midnight, driving down a road in Houma, on a riding lawnmower without the headlights on. That is a damned giveaway every time.
After a poor performance on field sobriety tests, Duke was arrested on charges of DWI and operating an unsafe vehicle. Of course, I thought a lawnmower was considered a luxury automobile in Louisiana.
Following his arrest, officers found an outstanding warrant for Duke from a DWI charge six years ago in New Mexico.
He remains in the Terrebonne Parish Jail.
