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Gloria Oladipo

Kansas man wearing beer costume arrested for alleged drunk driving

A photo released by the Franklin county sheriff's office from the 5 May arrest shows the driver clad in a red baseball cap and Bud Light costume while doing field sobriety tests.
A photo released by the Franklin county sheriff's office from the 5 May arrest shows the driver clad in a red baseball cap and Bud Light costume while doing field sobriety tests. Photograph: Franklin County Sheriff's Office

A man wearing a beer can costume was arrested for alleged drunk driving.

Oh, the non-irony.

The Kansas driver, dressed as a Bud Light beer can, was pulled over while driving northbound on Interstate 35 by Franklin county officers for suspected drunk driving, about 50 miles outside of Topeka, Kansas.

A photo from the 5 May arrest shows the driver clad in a red baseball cap and oversized Bud Light costume while doing field sobriety tests.

“A career in law enforcement is exciting, and you get to experience something new every day. Sometimes you see things you can’t believe,” wrote Franklin county officers on Facebook of the stop.

“Deputies were surprised to see that the driver was wearing a beer can costume. Yes, you read that correctly.”

5 May is also Cinco de Mayo, a Mexican holiday, which many Americans use as a day to indulge in heavy drinking. The holiday could potentially explain the man’s choice of dress.

Many on social media have had a field day with the man’s arrest in light of his costume choice.

“Is that considered an open container?” joked on Facebook user.

“1 can short of a 6 pack,” another user wrote.

The person wearing the beer costume has not been publicly identified, but was arrested at the scene for driving under the influence and taken to Franklin county jail.

They later posted bond and are no longer in custody, WDAF reported.

Thankfully, no injuries were reported.

In the US about 31% of all traffic crash fatalities involve drunk drivers. In 2021, there were 13,384 people killed in such crashes. On average from 2012-2021, about 10,850 people died every year in drunk-driving incidents.

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