Man (Drunk) Takes Bulldozer For Joy Ride

[matcom]

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BERLIN (Reuters) - German police stopped a 17-tonbulldozer weaving through Berlin's streets at 3 a.m. by jumping onto the excavator, smashing the window and spraying mace into the driver's face.

A police spokesman said a 28-year-old man was detained for drunk driving and may be charged with theft for taking the bulldozer on a four-km (2.5 mile) joyride Sunday after leaving a pub in the Berlin district of Neukoelln.

One of the officers climbed onto the moving vehicle, but the driver held the door shut. Only after the officer smashed the window and sprayed mace in his face did the driver stop.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=573&e=2&u=/nm/20040426/od_nm/odd_germany_bulldozer_dc

[ps1074]

1. matcom, where do you find all these weird articles?

I always click on your threads as I know they make my day brighter. But where do you find all these articles?

[matcom]

2. MatcomNews can't compromise sources

:D

they are out there.

thanks

[patcox2]

3. I drove a bulldozer drunk once.

On the beach, my friend had rented a cat D-3 to move some sand (don't ask, suffice to say he had a legitimate business reason). We left the bar and decided to go play with the bulldozer. It was like being a kid, plating with a tonka toy in the worlds biggest sandbox. All we did was pile up the sand, but boy its fun playing bulldozer with a real bulldozer.

[Kellanved]

4. on the beach maybe

But Neukölln is an inner city district. I don't think that his playmates were too happy about playing Bulldozer.


http://www.Berlin.de/stadtplan/map.asp?sid=c89bc50da3565611dac662e105d8f2b1&id=5050&num=271