Can you get a DWI from a Laz-Y-Boy?

If you believe the key to avoiding those drunk driving charges resides in concocting some other motorized means of getting from point A to point B, think again. Sixty two year old Dennis LeRoy Anderson recently learned the hard way that drinking, and motors, no matter their size, do not mix.

Anderson plead guilty in the St. Louis County District Court to a DWI charge stemming from an accident with his motorized Laz-Y-Boy and a parked vehicle. According to police reports, Anderson claims that he was doing just fine after having left a local Proctor, MN bar, until a woman knocked his chair off course by jumping up onto it while it was in motion.

The chair consists of a lawnmower engine and a small steering wheel coming out directly in the center of the chair. In addition to the motor and steering capabilities, the chair also reportedly sports a Hot Rod Racing sticker, a stereo, cup holder, and some pretty slick detail work.

The crash involving the parked car did not cause any serious injuries but according to police records Anderson's blood alcohol level was nearly three times that of legally allowed limits, measuring 0.29 on a breathalizer.

The chair was forfeited to Proctor police who reportedly will be selling it along with other forfeited items in the future.

See the news reports attached to this article for images of the chair.