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Yes, you can get arrested for DUI on horseback
A man is given a sobriety test on Saturday, February 24, 2018, after he was spotted riding a horse on the 91 freeway in Long Beach.
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California Highway Patrol via Twitter
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A man is arrested on Saturday, February 24, 2018, after he was spotted riding a horse on the 91 freeway in Long Beach.
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California Highway Patrol via Twitter
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A CHP officer looks at a horse on Saturday, February 24, 2018, after a man was spotted riding it on the 91 freeway in Long Beach. The man was given a sobriety test and arrested.
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California Highway Patrol via Twitter
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A man is given a sobriety test on Saturday, February 24, 2018, after he was spotted riding a horse on the 91 freeway in Long Beach.
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California Highway Patrol via Twitter
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A man's drunken birthday celebration ended in his arrest after he took a horse for a ride on the 91 freeway in Long Beach. You read that right.
The arrest happened early Saturday morning when a driver reported a man on a white horse heading eastbound on the freeway.
A man is arrested on Saturday, February 24, 2018, after he was spotted riding a horse on the 91 freeway in Long Beach.
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California Highway Patrol via Twitter
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The horse ran off the freeway before California Highway Patrol officers arrived but they arrested 29-year-old Luis Alfredo Perez after he failed a sobriety test.
The CHP says the White Arabian horse was not harmed and was released to its owner after the arrest.
A CHP officer looks at a horse on Saturday, February 24, 2018, after a man was spotted riding it on the 91 freeway in Long Beach. The man was given a sobriety test and arrested.
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California Highway Patrol via Twitter
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The CHP tweeted photos of the unusual spectacle, reminding the public that they don't "horse around" with DUIs.
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A man is given a sobriety test on Saturday, February 24, 2018, after he was spotted riding a horse on the 91 freeway in Long Beach.
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California Highway Patrol via Twitter
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