Men driving same truck at same time get DWIs

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ABBOTSFORD, Wis. ? Two Dorchester men driving one truck at the same time were arrested for drunken driving in the Abbotsford area about 170 miles northwest of Madison.

Harvey J. Miller, 43, who has no legs, steered the 1985 Chevrolet truck while Edwin H. Marzinske, 55, operated the brake and gas pedals, according to a report from the Colby/Abbotsford police.

Miller, who was sitting in the driver's seat, admitted he'd had too much to drink but argued that he wasn't really operating the truck since he had no legs to push the pedals, the report said. He received a citation for a third drunken driving offense.

Marzinske was cited for a second drunken driving offense. Both men also were cited for driving after their licenses had been revoked.

A third man in the truck, also drunk, walked himself home after the Aug. 18 traffic stop, police said.


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Haut Medoc

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Copied from our local paper


ABBOTSFORD, Wis. ? Two Dorchester men driving one truck at the same time were arrested for drunken driving in the Abbotsford area about 170 miles northwest of Madison.

Harvey J. Miller, 43, who has no legs, steered the 1985 Chevrolet truck while Edwin H. Marzinske, 55, operated the brake and gas pedals, according to a report from the Colby/Abbotsford police.

Miller, who was sitting in the driver's seat, admitted he'd had too much to drink but argued that he wasn't really operating the truck since he had no legs to push the pedals, the report said. He received a citation for a third drunken driving offense.

Marzinske was cited for a second drunken driving offense. Both men also were cited for driving after their licenses had been revoked.

A third man in the truck, also drunk, walked himself home after the Aug. 18 traffic stop, police said.


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Wellat least one of them had a whole brain, that being the guy who was smart enough not to drive.....:rolleyes:
 

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Re: Men driving same truck at same time get DWIs

Are they also gonna get prosecuted for Lewd conduct? Were they Republicans? Seems like a trend here . . .
 

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Wellat least one of them had a whole brain, that being the guy who was smart enough not to drive.....:rolleyes:

Hardly consider there were any functioning brain cells there considering he got in the car with those two clowns.
 

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This happened only 15 miles from my house.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out in court.
Maybe passengers will now have to prove that they did not help the driver in any way. ?

BTW- I was not in Abbottsford on the 18th. :)
 

Terry Olson

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I'm not sure how the statute in Wisconsin reads but I'm sure most states have something similar to Minnesota which says that you are driving when you are "in physical control of the vehicle". Seems to be a perfect fit for this story.
 
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