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You don't have to be driving an automobile to get charged with a DUI. People have been arrested for drunkenly operating riding lawnmowers, motorized easy chairs, even horse-and-buggies.

So in the spirit of DUI arrests on alternative forms of transportation, a 46-year-old Massachusetts man named Victor Rita, who was riding a motorized scooter to the liquor store, was arrested for his fifth drunken-driving charge, as reported by the Boston Herald.  

And the reason why he decided to take the unlicensed scooter to get more booze? His license was revoked after his fourth DUI conviction.

Pennsylvania-- you give us some incredible DUI stories!

And just when Pa DUI lawyers thought that the Amish buggy DUI was the best farm-related DUI story to be heard in Pennsylvania, comes the hilarious tale of Shawn Anthony Hott. And this tale is hilarious-- this I guarantee. From the farm DUI, to the fact that his own car almost ran over him, this is the funniest DUI story I've read. But my favorite part of this story comes at the end, when the officer transports the DUI offender back to the patrol car (read on and you'll see what I'm talking about).

A Tennessee man was arrested for driving drunk, behind the wheel of a lawnmower.

Once again, we turn the question to local law and ask our Pennsylvania DUI lawyers what constitutes a "vehicle" under Pennsylvania DUI law, or under DUI law in general:

According to the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code, a vehicle is:

"every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except devices used exclusively upon rails or tracks."

You can't make this kind of news up. Good luck to the PA DUI attorneys in digging the man out of this mess.  

A man in Scranton allegedly gave a fake name to a police officer, and then took back his "fake name," admitting to the officer that he lied about his name.

The man, David Rabecs, 47, was wanted in Luzerne County on a DUI charge. He was stopped by an officer as he was arguing with two people on the 200 block of West Market Street. At the time, he identified himself to the officer as David Slater, 41.

The officer could not find any records for the man. David Rabecs allegedly told the officer his real name after that, and that he was wanted for a DUI.

Of course, he was arrested by the officer, for falsely identifying himself.

What's the lesson here? If you're already wanted for a DUI, rather than being on the run, perhaps you need to start looking for a reputable PA DUI attorney.

Pennsylvania DUI attorneys know one thing well:

That DUI cops are very diligent in enforcing the law that says that a vehicle is "any device"  that could be used for highway transport.

Yes, the DUI cops are zealots when it comes to the definition of "vehicle".

Earlier this year, they arrested a man on a bicycle. A 27 year old Broadheadsville man, Justin Dawson, was arrested in the wee hours of the morning after a Chestnuthill Township police trooper saw Justin Dawson on his bicycle outside the Burger King on Route 209. At the time of arrest, Justin Dawson resisted restraint and had to be physically subdued, according to the police report.

An Amish man was arrested on DUI charges in Paradise, PA, last December.

Pennsylvania DUI attorneys might be familiar with drunk driving as it relates to cars, trucks and even tractors.

But drunk driving behind the wheel of an Amish buggy?

In December of last year, an Amish man in Lancaster County was pulled over when his moving buggy was straddling the center line of the road. The buggy was moving at a walking pace, according to the Lancaster Police. At the reins was 22-year old Elmer Stolzfoos Fisher, of Paradise, PA.

Fisher was slumped over in the buggy, asleep at the reins, while his horse and cart were moving at an incremental pace. An odd sight indeed, as it caught the eye of an off-duty police officer.  

PA DUI attorneys are seeing an odd increase in accidental early releases from jail. More than one Pennsylvania DUI felon has been released earlier than his scheduled sentence, due to clerical error.

Emilio Sanchez, 33, was convicted in 2007 of being drunk behind the wheel  of a truck, when he killed a man on Interstate 95. But due to a clerical error, Sanchez was not only released from prison before the end of his sentence; he was also deported to Mexico. 

When Sanchez pleaded guilty to a charge of vehicular homicide while DUI back in March 2008, he received a sentence under a negotiated plea bargain, of a three to six year prison sentence. 

A Britney Spears fan was arrested in Northampton County, PA earlier this year on suspicion of DUI. Channing Reynolds, 34, identifiable by his telltale Britney Spears tattoo, was taken into police custody in a DUI related incident in January. 

Interestingly, however, it won't be a PA DUI attorney that Reynolds will be needing. 

You see Reynolds may have been apprehended on a DUI charge, but he was a wanted man for another offense: Dognapping.

Reynolds had allegedly dognapped a chihuahua with pink earrings last July in South Florida, outside a popular gay bar. Unfortunately for the dog's owner, Brian Dorhort, 48, the suspect somehow evaded police custody for several months. 

A man is in custody after nearly hitting two automobiles in Dunbar Township earlier this week. 

The man, 24 year old Christopher John Martin, was allegedly driving in the wrong lane while driving under the influence last Sunday afternoon. The driver of one of the cars he passed followed the suspect and confronted him at a stop light. 

Martin apparently did not seem to happy about being confronted. He placed his car in reverse and slammed it into the other driver's car. In the collision, the 11 year old daughter of the confronting driver was injured, as her head had hit the windshield, causing a spider-web effect on the glass, according to a Pennsylvania State Police officer.  

According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, charges were filed against a 32-year-old man who allegedly crashed his vehicle into a World War I memorial.

As of March 1, the man involved in the crash that damaged the monument had not been named. According to police, the suspect's van struck the memorial that was located at Lowrie and Ley streets on Saturday night. The monument, which was a marble pillar, was removed on Sunday due to the damages.

His charges include "driving under the influence, having an open container in a vehicle and possession of marijuana, in addition to a charge related to an accident involving unattended property." It is unclear whether he will also be charged with hit and run. A Pennsylvania DUI attorney has not yet been named to represent him.