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Man Rides Horse Onto Freeway

February 25, 2018 / 6:30 PM PST / CBS Sacramento

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LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a drunken man rode his horse onto a California freeway.Los Angeles news station KABC-TV reports that the California Highway Patrol stopped the man early Saturday on State Route 91 in Long Beach.Officers administered field sobriety tests, which registered blood-alcohol levels of 0.21 percent and 0.19 percent — more than double the legal limit.

The man was arrested and booked for riding a horse while under the influence. The white horse, Guera, wasn't hurt and was released to the man's mother.

The California Highway Patrol offered a message to the public on Twitter: "No, you may not ride your horse on the freeway, and certainly not while intoxicated."

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