Legless man and friend drive truck as team - both get DUI
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 Both men also were cited for driving after their licenses had been revoked.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.
Source: Associated Press
Editor’s Response:
This one made me laugh a bit. I’m not sure why the legless man didn’t simply let his friend drive, maybe he thought he was less impaired? I really wonder if that is an affirmative defense to DUI, the fact that he was not operating the pedals.
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August 28th, 2007 at 5:26 pm
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September 7th, 2007 at 10:48 am
This has to be one of the funniest yet sad stories I’ve heard in a long time. They definitely get an A+ for inginuity but they get an F for common sense.
September 7th, 2007 at 2:30 pm
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October 2nd, 2007 at 7:19 am
I like your site, well done! I’ll come by again soon.
November 5th, 2007 at 2:23 pm
LOL .. the legless definite need a great companion for driving the truck .. awfull experience for both of the driver and co-driver..
November 5th, 2007 at 2:36 pm
LOL its too funny..
Nice fun for both driver and his colligue.
November 5th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
Awesome story, hope we will see a clip about them
November 5th, 2007 at 2:40 pm
50-50 driving hehe.
Dont think they’ll be let off easily for this one.
November 5th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
Funny story, I wish I had a video from it:)
November 5th, 2007 at 3:03 pm
This is a great story.
It gives a whole meaning to the phrase “legless” for when someone has drank too much. And to the old Canadian expression “half cut”….meaning the same thing.
This is a classic. Soon it will become an urban legend.
November 5th, 2007 at 3:23 pm
Hilarious story! Gotta give them props for the drunkin team work.
November 5th, 2007 at 3:24 pm
very nice story.
November 5th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
That story cracks me up! That is some good team work. I would really like to see a short clip about this.
November 5th, 2007 at 3:38 pm
Great story. A lesson for us all
November 5th, 2007 at 3:50 pm
haha, that’s funny stuff!
November 5th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
Great story, Keep them coming.
November 5th, 2007 at 4:18 pm
Great story lol. Nice teamwork, and I agree with Cody - a clip would be awesome!
November 5th, 2007 at 4:42 pm
lol, certainly sounds like anything can happen! haha
November 5th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
Hilarious! The funniest part is that this is the legless guy’s 3rd offense!
November 5th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
interested article and nice team work
November 5th, 2007 at 5:43 pm
Wow, thats an amazing story alright.
November 5th, 2007 at 6:48 pm
That is too funny, I wonder if they could serve their sentence as one man too. Mental note, if drunk while in passenger seat, don’t touch the steering wheel.
November 5th, 2007 at 6:55 pm
Pff, I do that all the time.
November 5th, 2007 at 7:02 pm
Lol why didn’t the legless guy just let the other guy drive/
November 5th, 2007 at 7:10 pm
That is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard. People like that should have their licenses removed forever. The amount of people drunk drivers put at risk is staggering, and nearly everybody has been touched by an incident.
November 5th, 2007 at 7:16 pm
Well, I wonder who actually gets the ticket. Can they cite both for DUI at one time? This will be interesting.
November 5th, 2007 at 7:21 pm
I can just imagine the Police Officers reaction when he walked up to the truck and especially asked them to “get out of the vehicle”. LOL
November 5th, 2007 at 7:44 pm
Wondering if he got a ticket lol!
November 5th, 2007 at 8:30 pm
Where do people come up with these ideas? Someone should slap them with some sanity. I guess they just had to combine their minds and bodies…and still got caught….goofballs
November 5th, 2007 at 8:51 pm
Haha, I head about this and thought “how the hell does this happen”? Wonderful story keep them coming and I’ll keep reading them.
November 5th, 2007 at 9:09 pm
Too hilarious…how the hell did he accumulate 3 DUI infractions. I can only imagine!
November 6th, 2007 at 5:18 am
Hilarious!
Nice story… 
November 6th, 2007 at 5:20 am
Really Nice & Funniest Story..
November 6th, 2007 at 6:21 am
It’s hilarious. But they make a great team! Perfect for each other. Ha Ha.
November 6th, 2007 at 6:28 am
“Lol why didn’t the legless guy just let the other guy drive/”
should “leg” be “brain” here?
November 6th, 2007 at 7:22 am
really funny story. keep post something like this dud..
November 6th, 2007 at 8:40 am
Wow, thats an amazing story alright.
November 6th, 2007 at 10:55 am
OK thats a weird story?… Two men getting a DUI at once priceless.
November 6th, 2007 at 2:35 pm
Well, crazy story and nice teamwork
November 6th, 2007 at 4:39 pm
This is crazy. Funny and sad at the same time. what’s even worse is that this was the 3rd offense! Wow, time to get a clue..
November 15th, 2007 at 1:45 am
If they keep on doing this, they’ll eventually be eligible for the Darwin Awards and take themselves out of the gene pool once and for all.
November 21st, 2007 at 12:03 pm
I am all for what Vibes63 said, I’d slap them too.
November 22nd, 2007 at 4:45 am
The Legless driver is amazing.
December 23rd, 2007 at 12:06 pm
This has to be one of the funniest yet sad stories I’ve heard in a long time. They definitely get an A+ for inginuity but they get an F for common sense.
December 30th, 2007 at 6:29 pm
LOL .. the legless definite need a great companion for driving the truck .. awfull experience for both of the driver and co-driver..
January 17th, 2008 at 1:04 am
Hi I can\’t wait to make this. good job on the challenge.