A Tough Commute

PINE – Long after dark, a South Elk Creek Road resident called to complain of loud music emanating from the woods near their home. Following the lively beat some 25-yards through the forest, two sheriff’s deputies came upon a jeep parked in the creek with its nose pointing at the stars. “Yeah, I just slipped backwards,” explained the driver, seated nonchalantly behind the precariously tilted wheel. Nearly invisible beneath the stranded vehicle’s chassis, his only passenger was apparently attempting emergency repairs on a “broken 4-wheel-drive linkage.” While interviewing the driver, a highly-trained officer detected the three principal indicators of alcohol intoxication – bloodshot eyes, slurred speech, and an open bottle of Crown Royal in the back seat. After miserably failing creekside maneuvers, the high-living driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI. “I was just trying to get home,” he lamented.

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