NEWS: Woman on Horse Busted for DUI

CULTURE: Woman on Horse Busted for DUI

SYLVANIA, Alabama - It turns out that you can be charged with a DUI...even when you're not in a car. A drugged-out cowgirl found that out the hard way.

After police received a call that a woman was riding a horse in the middle of the street, an officer confronted Melissa Byrum York, 40, and asked her to stop.

Miss York was arrested and charged with a list of crimes, including:

• DUI on suspicion of riding the horse under the influence of a controlled substance



• Drug possession (crystal meth and marijuana)



• Possession of drug paraphernalia (pipe)



• Resisting arrest



• Assault



• Attempting to elude police



• Cruelty to animals

York was released from the DeKalb County jail on $4,000 bond, then, to add insult to injury, was transferred to a different jail for an unrelated charge.



Remember, kids, drugs are bad mmmkay...

"She kept riding the horse and going on."
After ramming the police car with the horse and riding away, York tried to jump off but caught her foot in a stirrup, Gregg said.


LMAO...sorry..just picturing the officer trying to "get" her...!


i know..drugs are bad! ha but this is still somewhat amusing. sorry. (and yes, i grew up in Alabama..but there weren't alot of horses in my 'hood)

I suppose we'll have to stick to rollerskating then.

Funny, but I'm more amused everytime I hear about someone getting a DUI on a riding lawnmower.

Hey, a one ton horse traveling at 60mph could kill someone!

Think of the chullldruunnnn!!

Seriously though, a competent lawyer could get the DUI and cruelty charges tossed, but that's small fish compared to the other charges. They're going to hurt.

The cops can charge you with literally anything. Then they have to prove it in court, plus if the charges are too obviously bogus they open themselves up to countersuits and possibly judicial reprimands.

another reason why i hate alabama.

poor horse

That horse had to be freaking out. Lots of light and noise? I'm impressed that she was able to keep control of it. But yeah, poor horse, dumb lady.

had to add: i wish no harm on any horsies...

just kindof a funny thing to picture is all..

This is weird.
This is my old hometown.
For real.

I went to the same high school as Brad Gregg.
He used to get picked on a lot.
I guess that's why he became a cop.

Haha. I love Alabama.

I thought it was legal to drive a riding lawnmower under the influence... not that i have tried...
and by riding lawn mower, i mean "goat."

Was the horse charged with aiding and abetting?

Reading this I prefer to picture the horse as the one on crystal meth. Its just funnier in my head thataway.

I think that riding a horse while drunk shouldn't really be considered a crime. Unlike a car, horses won't do really stupid things when you tell them to.

My friend was having a bonfire one night, up on the hill behind his house. His neighbor got drunk, and started to cut the grass on his riding mower. (This was around midnight, if not later.)

They told me he drove on their property, and kept going near the fire, just missing it 2 or 3 times.

Sweet home Alabama, where the horses are blue....

I just played that song in front of about 200 drunk sveeedish tourists tnight.
If I'd have read this article beforehand, thats what I would've sang!!!!

yeah, I was given a DUI once while on heroin...

yuck, yuck

how does one ram a cop car with a horse, exactly?

What if the horse was drunk too? Like a very special episode of Mr. Ed.

As a proud multiple DWI offender I commend her on her brave and commendable attempt at outrunning the police who most likely would have shot her dead like Sean Bell if they could actually aim. I've yet to outrun the cops on a horse but she gets my thumbs up on that one! I only wish her the best and hope the police crash and burn in another scandal. If there is a defense fund please link me to the site so I can help her out.

LOL! I think a buddy of mine got a DUI on a bike