Lawnmower-riding man arrested on DUI charge in Port St. Lucie

PORT ST. LUCIE — A man was arrested on a DUI charge after police say he was weaving on a Snapper lawnmower while holding a case of Budweiser, an affidavit states.

Kenneth Burton Alleshouse, 56, was arrested by Port St. Lucie police following the Nov. 3 incident.

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An officer about 6:15 p.m. was traveling through a plaza in the 10400 block of South U.S. 1 and noticed a black-and-red Snapper lawnmower.

The lawnmower “was weaving and drifting almost in a zigzag pattern,” the affidavit states. The driver, identified as Alleshouse, was holding a case of Budweiser beer.

The officer stopped Alleshouse, and reported he smelled of booze. Alleshouse said his license was suspended following DUI-related charges.

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Asked how much he’d imbibed, Alleshouse said, “Probably enough that I can drive the tractor.”

Police evidently disagreed, and administered field sobriety exercises.

Alleshouse, of the 2100 block of Southeast Abcor Road in Port St. Lucie, was arrested.

A breath test determined his blood alcohol content was more than three times the legal limit of 0.08.