Police have issued warning for motorists to 'make the right choice' after a Queensland man was charged over a bizarre lawn mower escapade.
Officers spotted the red ride-on lawn mower allegedly driving in the wrong direction along Herbert Street in Ingham about 1am on Sunday.
“Police pulled over the vehicle before the driver allegedly returned a positive roadside breath test,” Queensland Police said in a statement. A man has been charged with high range drink driving after police find him on a drunken lawn mower joyride. Picture: Queensland Police The Ingham man, 51, allegedly had a blood alcohol reading of 0.191 – almost four times the legal limit.Townsville Senior Sergeant Robert Nalder said it was lucky the man had not caused a serious incident and pleaded for motorists to “make the right choice”.“This might seem like a funny incident, but the harsh reality is that if police hadn’t been there to intervene, we could have been dealing with a serious traffic crash.
“It is a choice that motorists make to drink drive. And that decision can have catastrophic consequences for other road users and their families.”
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