Don’t Drink and Drive… Even on a Horse and Buggy

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

horse-carriage-nycThe New York Post reports that a carriage horse driver was busted recently for downing a few… right on Central Park South.  Saverio Colarusso, 49, was spotted by officers swigging from a bottle of Michelob Light on the southern border of Central Park on January 5th, according to a representative of the ASPCA.  He told the officers he’d had two beers with lunch and handed them the empty bottles.  Colarusso was charged with operating a carriage under the influence of liquor, which came with a $175 fine and a 30-day suspension from his job.  Another reminder to abstain from drinking and driving, regardless of the vehicle.




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