21 August, 2008

Eminently Sensible Jurisprudence

zam.jpgThe wire services can still be counted upon to deliver us timely news of enormous cultural ramifications. The AP this afternoon bears word of a New Jersey court’s ruling that operating a Zamboni while one’s blood is colored a bit by spirits is not grounds for DWI.

Morristown, New Jersey, Zamboni operator John Peragallo had been so charged in 2005. Apparently a rink colleague called police on him at the time to report “speeding” and a near-crash into the rink boards.

AP pointed out:

“A judge ruled the four-ton rink-grooming machines aren’t motor vehicles because they aren’t useable on highways and can’t carry passengers.”

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2 Comments

  1. Meza wrote:

    Pucksandbooks we can keep sippin’ sodas and zam the ice. Yippeee

    Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at 3:07 pm | Permalink
  2. usiel wrote:

    Don’t mess with Clark, the Canadian Hockey Goalie…

    http://attaboy.ca/archives/2007/02/000986.php

    Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at 4:32 pm | Permalink

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