A Californian man was arrested by police on Feb. 24 for DUI on a highly unusual mode of transport on a state freeway.
Police said after performing a sobriety field test on the 29-year-old, they found Perez’s blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit for the state.
In response to the incident, Californian Highway Patrol (CHP) made a couple of tweets to remind people of the dangers of being intoxicated on the freeway.
“No, you may not ride your horse on the freeway, and certainly not while intoxicated,” the highway patrol agency tweeted on Feb. 24.
“Don’t put yourself, your beautiful animal, or others in danger of being killed in traffic.
“We get a chuckle out of the interesting situations we encounter from time to time, but one thing the CHP does not do is “horse” around with DUI,” they added.
The CHP also said in a later tweet that “a person riding an animal upon a highway is subject to all of the same rights and DUTIES as someone operating a vehicle upon a highway. Drivers have a duty to not drive under the influence.”
Perez’s white Arabian horse, Guera, who was unharmed from the incident, was released to his mother almost immediately after the arrest, reported the news station, citing the CHP.
The agency said “getting a lot of out of the ordinary animals on our urban freeways lately,” reported the ABC News.
In January this year, a Florida judge said Byrne was unfit to care for the horse when Byrne made an application to have the horse released to her. Her DUI case is still pending.
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