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Police ticket Amish teen for having beer in his horse-drawn buggy
By Associated Press
9:01 PM EDT, May 12, 2009
LEON, N.Y. (AP) — Police cracking down on rowdy Amish youths ticketed a teenager for having beer in his horse-drawn buggy when they pulled him over on a western New York road. They said the 17-year-old was charged with underage possession of alcohol after he was stopped by deputies late Monday night in the town of Leon, 40 miles south of Buffalo.
Detective Nathan Root said the teen admitted drinking beer, but passed a field sobriety test.
Root says another Amish man in the buggy, a 22-year-old, was charged with providing the beer. Both are scheduled to be arraigned June 22.
Patrols were stepped up after an Amish elder's property was vandalized when he confronted youths about their drinking and listening to radios.
By Associated Press
9:01 PM EDT, May 12, 2009
LEON, N.Y. (AP) — Police cracking down on rowdy Amish youths ticketed a teenager for having beer in his horse-drawn buggy when they pulled him over on a western New York road. They said the 17-year-old was charged with underage possession of alcohol after he was stopped by deputies late Monday night in the town of Leon, 40 miles south of Buffalo.
Detective Nathan Root said the teen admitted drinking beer, but passed a field sobriety test.
Root says another Amish man in the buggy, a 22-year-old, was charged with providing the beer. Both are scheduled to be arraigned June 22.
Patrols were stepped up after an Amish elder's property was vandalized when he confronted youths about their drinking and listening to radios.
Was there nothing better for these police to do then pull over horse-drawn buggies? Almost as bad as the cops in my town who, knowing there are people dealing crack two blocks down, proceed to pull me over and give me a ticket for, none other then, having a license plate light out.
I'm curious if he was driving that buggy wrecklessly and thats why he was pulled over. Then one would have to wonder... how do you drive a buggy wrecklessly. Was he crossing the yellow line? Passing on the right?