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Police Discover Impaired Man With Son On Lap Riding Lawn Tractor In Manitoba

IANS, 11 Apr, 2017 12:37 PM
    WINKLER, Man. — A man is facing impaired driving charges after he was riding a lawn tractor with his son in his lap.
     
    Police in Winkler, Man., said they got a call Saturday around 9 p.m. about a man with a young boy on his lap driving a tractor on and off the road.
     
    Officers put on their emergency lights to pull the tractor over, and say the driver threw a beer on the ground.
     
    The driver, who had difficulty standing and speaking, told police his name and said he was coming from a bar.
     
    Officers searched the man and found three unopened cans of beer.
     
    Police also said the man’s driver’s licence was suspended.
     
    The 41-year-old man is facing several impaired-driving related charges.
     
    He has since been released from custody.

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