DUI
- WEST VIRGINIA STYLE
Only
a West Virginian could think of this ... from the
county where drunk driving is considered a sport,
comes this true story. Recently a routine police patrol
parked outside a bar in Ripley, West Virginia.
After last call the officer noticed a man leaving the bar so
intoxicated that he could barely walk. The man
stumbled around the parking lot for a few minutes,
with the officer quietly observing. After what seemed
an eternity and trying his keys on five different
vehicles, the man managed to find his car which he fell
into. He sat there for a few minutes as a number of
other patrons left the bar and drove off. Finally he started
the car, switched the wipers on and off (it was a
fine, dry summer night) -- flicked the blinkers on, then
off a couple of times, honked the horn and then switched on
the lights. He moved the vehicle forward a few inches,
reversed a little and then remained still for a few
more minutes as some more of the other patron vehicles
left. At last, the parking lot empty, he pulled out of
the parking lot and started to drive slowly down the road.
The police officer, having patiently waited all this
time, now started up the patrol car, put on
the flashing lights, and
promptly pulled the man over and carried out a
breathalyzer test. To his amazement the breathalyzer
indicated no evidence of the man having consumed any alcohol
at all! Dumbfounded, the officer said, "I'll have
to ask you to accompany me to the police station. This
breathalyzer equipment must be broken." "I
doubt it," said the truly proud Hillbilly.
"Tonight I'm the designated decoy."