Police Catch DUI Suspect Who Attempted Getaway While Riding A Horse

LOS ANGELES COUNTY -- Someone riding a horse through traffic and refusing to pull over was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Whittier, police say.

"An intoxicated person on a horse, galloping through traffic ... refusing to pull the horse over .... that was our afternoon," the Whittier Police Department posted on social media. "A (car) pursuit after a DUI on a horse!"

"At the conclusion, a suspect was taken into custody and the horse was brought to our station, where it received lots of (love) from our team," the WPD post continued.

California Vehicle Code states that people riding an animal on state roadways are “subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle … except those provisions which by their very nature can have no application," according to local news station KTLA.

"That means the legal blood alcohol limit (BAC) – whether on horseback or behind the wheel – would be the same at 0.08%," the station reported.

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