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Man found guilty of driving zamboni drunk during hockey game
Grand Forks Herald ^
| June 2, 2015
| Forum News Service
Posted on 06/02/2015 4:29:45 PM PDT by skeptoid
FARGO – A former Zamboni driver for the Fargo Park District has been sentenced to serve 9 days in jail by a municipal court judge for driving a Zamboni while drunk during a high school hockey game on January 30th.
Steven James Anderson's attorney argued at trial his client wasn't guilty of the Class B misdemeanor driving under the influence charge he faced after witnesses reported Anderson was driving the Zamboni erratically during a Fargo Davies girls hockey game against Williston at South Sports Arena.
Prosecutors said Anderson had a 0.314 percent blood-alcohol content that night.
Defense attorney Lindsey Haugen said Anderson wasn't guilty because North Dakota state law doesn't define a Zamboni as a vehicle.
The judge disagreed and found Anderson guilty after about an hourlong trial.
TOPICS: Humor; Sports; Weather
KEYWORDS: fargo; zamboni
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posted on
06/02/2015 4:29:45 PM PDT
by
skeptoid
To: skeptoid
Who or what is a Zamboni? It sounds like a sweet dinner wine.
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posted on
06/02/2015 4:32:12 PM PDT
by
lee martell
(The sa)
To: skeptoid
I always assumed the Zamboni driver job included a case of Molson XXX every night.
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posted on
06/02/2015 4:35:16 PM PDT
by
Rodamala
To: skeptoid
I Call BS that thats even illegal.
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posted on
06/02/2015 4:35:37 PM PDT
by
DanielRedfoot
(Creepy Ass Cracker)
To: lee martell
I assure you it is not Merlot.
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posted on
06/02/2015 4:35:59 PM PDT
by
Rodamala
To: skeptoid
0.314? That’s just getting a edge on in Fargo!
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posted on
06/02/2015 4:36:45 PM PDT
by
SgtHooper
(Anyone who remembers the 60's, wasn't there!)
To: skeptoid
Been there, done that, have the T-shirt.
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posted on
06/02/2015 4:37:53 PM PDT
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: skeptoid
You can drive a Zamboni sober? Why?
To: skeptoid
Isn’t drunk part of the job description?
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posted on
06/02/2015 4:38:58 PM PDT
by
bgill
(CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
To: skeptoid
Defense attorney Lindsey Haugen said Anderson wasn't guilty because North Dakota state law doesn't define a Zamboni as a vehicle. I would think that a better argument is that a hockey rink is not a public road.
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posted on
06/02/2015 4:41:17 PM PDT
by
Defiant
(Amtrak train derails, therefore......Republicans.)
To: lee martell
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posted on
06/02/2015 4:42:16 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: skeptoid
Geez, I got the impression of the frozen north and hockey fans that being drunk was obligatory!
To: lee martell
Zamboni is an ice-smoothing machine, used to condition the ice on hockey and skating rinks. It is named after the inventor, so it is an “it” and a “who.”
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posted on
06/02/2015 4:42:37 PM PDT
by
Cboldt
To: lee martell
It is a machine that they use to smooth the ice on the hockey rink.
Getting to ride on the Zamboni during a game is fun.
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posted on
06/02/2015 4:43:33 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
To: Defiant
And if it is a roadway, someone needs to be sued for allowing all that ice on it! A person could slip.
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posted on
06/02/2015 4:44:14 PM PDT
by
Defiant
(Amtrak train derails, therefore......Republicans.)
To: Defiant
There is probably all sorts of case law that broadens the meaning of “public road” to be anywhere the judge wants it to be. Especially your own driveway, but also parking lots.
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posted on
06/02/2015 4:45:16 PM PDT
by
Cboldt
To: lee martell
Everything you wanted to know about a
Zamboni
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posted on
06/02/2015 4:47:05 PM PDT
by
skeptoid
(I'm a sucker for pulchritrude)
To: skeptoid
Man found guilty of driving zamboni drunk during hockey gameDuring hockey game?
Sober zamboni drivers wait until in between periods.
To: skeptoid
Strange things happen in Fargo.
To: Larry Lucido
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posted on
06/02/2015 4:52:43 PM PDT
by
combat_boots
(The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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