A fiery horse, a cloud of dust, and a hearty "Hi-yo, Silver, away!" The Booze Ranger!

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Originally Posted by Deepa Bharath, OC Register

LONG BEACH — A Placentia man who rode a white horse on the 91 Freeway in Long Beach on his 29th birthday the morning of Saturday, Feb. 24, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, California Highway Patrol officials said.

According to a CHP news release, a 911 caller, around 1 a.m. reported a man riding a white horse eastbound on the 91 from Paramount Boulevard to Downey Avenue. CHP officers found the man after he exited at Downey Avenue and rode into Bellflower.

The rider, identified as Luis Alfredo Perez, was stopped and interviewed by officers who administered field sobriety tests and determined he was under the influence of alcohol, officials said.

Alcohol screening tests showed Perez had a blood-alcohol content of .21 percent, more than double the legal limit, according to a CHP report.

Perez was booked into the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department jail in Lakewood and charged with driving under the influence on a horse, officials said.

The horse, named “Guera,” was unharmed and was released to Perez’s mother who, officials said, “responded to the scene very quickly.”

CHP officials also took the opportunity to tweet about the dangers of riding a horse on the freeway, something, it appeared, they never thought they’d have to bring up.

The tweet read: “Don’t put yourself, your beautiful animal, or others in danger of being killed in traffic.”

The incident took CHP officers by surprise, said Jeremy Tolen, a CHP public information officer.

“Just when you think you’ve seen and heard it all … you haven’t,” he said.

City News Service contributed to this report.

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[DAB]

the rider was drunk, but the horse was in control, and the horse wasn't drunk.

[Mike Mercury]

cop: "what's the name of your horse?"

drunk: "I don't know"

cop: "oh that's just great... a horse with no name"

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Cop: "Where did you go to college, son?"

Drunk: "I didn't go to college, but my horse did."

Cop: "Oh, yeah? Where did your horse go to college?"

Drunk: "USC."

Cop: "Oh, that's just great... a Trojan horse."

[OddBall]

What a complete idiot.

And he is in the middle of suburbia. Where the f'ck was he keeping a horse????

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Originally Posted by OddBall

What a complete idiot.

And he is in the middle of suburbia. Where the f'ck was he keeping a horse????

Compton.

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Originally Posted by OddBall

What a complete idiot.

And he is in the middle of suburbia. Where the f'ck was he keeping a horse????

I'd be curious to know where he started. There aren't any horse stables in the immediate vicinity of where he was stopped. Just far did he go before the law caught up with him?

Almost as interesting would be his intended destination. Was he doing a loop or did he have a specific destination in mind?

Maybe...

https://www.google.com/maps/@33.8749...7i16384!8i8192