A Queensland man has been charged with high-range drink-driving after he was caught allegedly riding a lawn mower through the town of Ingham while drunk.
The man, 51, was stopped by police who had seen him driving the ride-on mower in the wrong direction down Herbert Street last Sunday.
He allegedly returned a blood-alcohol reading of 0.191 – almost four times the legal limit.
In footage released by police, the man can be heard telling an officer he was driving the “old girl” to his daughter’s house to mow her lawn.
The police officer promptly responded: “Not at 1 o’clock in the morning and not drunk.”
“Go on then, whack it on me,” the man replied as the officer ordered him to take a breath test.
Police have charged a man with high range drink driving after he allegedly drove a ride on mower almost four times the legal limit in Ingham last weekend.https://t.co/iWAzB08Tlt pic.twitter.com/bWa9UDpoAs
— Queensland Police (@QldPolice) July 27, 2023
Snr Sgt Robert Nalder urged the public never to drink and drive, whatever the vehicle.
“This might seem like a funny incident, but the harsh reality is that if police hadn’t been there to intervene we could have been dealing with a serious traffic crash.”
The man is expected to appear at Ingham magistrates court on 7 September.
