{"id":7434,"date":"2026-07-01T06:35:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T06:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/man-drives-tractor-back-to-dui-crash-scene-to-tow-away-his-own-truck\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T06:35:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T06:35:15","slug":"man-drives-tractor-back-to-dui-crash-scene-to-tow-away-his-own-truck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/man-drives-tractor-back-to-dui-crash-scene-to-tow-away-his-own-truck\/","title":{"rendered":"Man drives tractor back to DUI crash scene to tow away his own truck"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_3cfac8\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">The driver, allegedly under the influence while behind the wheel of both vehicles, returned to the crash scene on a tractor to tow his own truck out of a ditch he had crashed it into while driving drunk<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<div class=\"Byline_author-and-badge-wrapper__2dsv1\">\n<p><span><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_3cfac8\">Rachel Vickers-Price<\/strong> UK and World News Reporter<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37370197\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police said alongside footage shared on social media: &quot;Sure enough, the [allegedly drunk] driver returned. On his tractor. To tow his truck out of the ditch.&quot;\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37370197.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_tractor-dui-arrest-nassau-county.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37370197.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_tractor-dui-arrest-nassau-county.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37370197.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_tractor-dui-arrest-nassau-county.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37370197.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_tractor-dui-arrest-nassau-county.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Police said alongside footage shared on social media: &quot;Sure enough, the [allegedly drunk] driver returned. On his tractor. To tow his truck out of the ditch.&quot;\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Police said alongside footage shared on social media: &#8220;Sure enough, the [allegedly drunk] driver returned. On his tractor. To tow his truck out of the ditch.&#8221;<cite aria-label=\"Image: Nassau County Sheriff's Office\/Instagram\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Nassau County Sheriff&#8217;s Office\/Instagram)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A man has been arrested for drink-driving after he turned up to a crash scene in a tractor to tow his own pickup truck out of a ditch &#8211; which was where he had crashed it after <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/drink-driving\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">driving under the influence.<\/a> <!-- -->Police in <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/united-states\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Florida&#8217;s<\/a> Nassau County were called to <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/crime\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">a crash<\/a> involving a pickup truck in Callahan on June 24, with a witness telling deputies when they arrived that the person behind the wheel had already left the scene and had gone off to a nearby residence. <!-- -->Bodycam footage shows a white pickup truck, in a grassy ditch at an angle along the side of the road. <!-- -->&#8220;He&#8217;s like, I&#8217;m going to hook a tractor to it and pull it out, and then I&#8217;m going to take the tractor home and come back and get the truck,&#8221; someone can be heard responding in the bodyworn camera footage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"HtmlEmbed_container__x6svQ\">\n<figure data-testid=\"embed-placeholder\" class=\"EmbedPlaceholder_figure__NLMFl undefined false\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" viewbox=\"0 0 90 90\" fill=\"none\" data-testid=\"consent-placeholder-icon\"><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_10846_5865)\"><circle opacity=\"0.16\" cx=\"45\" cy=\"45\" r=\"33.75\" fill=\"var(--color-sem-icon-neutral-default)\"\/><path d=\"M21.1351 21.1351C15.0276 27.2427 11.25 35.6802 11.25 45C11.25 63.6396 26.3604 78.75 45 78.75C54.3198 78.75 62.7573 74.9724 68.8649 68.8649M21.1351 21.1351C27.2427 15.0276 35.6802 11.25 45 11.25C63.6396 11.25 78.75 26.3604 78.75 45C78.75 54.3198 74.9724 62.7573 68.8649 68.8649M21.1351 21.1351L68.8649 68.8649\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-neutral-default)\" stroke-width=\"7.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/g><defs><clippath id=\"clip0_10846_5865\"><rect width=\"90\" height=\"90\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/clippath><\/defs><\/svg><figcaption>Content cannot be displayed without consent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Nassau County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said in a statement: \u201cSure enough, the driver returned. On his tractor. To tow his truck out of the ditch.&#8221; <!-- -->Body camera footage worn by police captured the man stumbling over the tractor after he arrived &#8211; or, re-arrived &#8211; at the scene. This led officers to conduct a sobriety test. The man, who was not identified, failed the sobriety test and was promptly arrested and charged with driving under the influence.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37370196\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37370196\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.78\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Deputies reminded locals that 'DUI laws apply to ALL motor vehicles ... including tractors'\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37370196.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_1dce53bce4f87366d55cb451f8e47b09.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37370196.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_1dce53bce4f87366d55cb451f8e47b09.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37370196.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_1dce53bce4f87366d55cb451f8e47b09.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37370196.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_1dce53bce4f87366d55cb451f8e47b09.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Deputies reminded locals that 'DUI laws apply to ALL motor vehicles ... including tractors'\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Deputies reminded locals that &#8216;DUI laws apply to ALL motor vehicles &#8230; including tractors&#8217;<cite aria-label=\"Image: Nassau County Sheriff's Office\/Instagram\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Nassau County Sheriff&#8217;s Office\/Instagram)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Deputies from the Nassau County Sheriff\u2019s Office added that a 15-pack of cold beer was found in the man&#8217;s pickup truck, as well as multiple already open containers. <!-- -->A statement from the Sheriff&#8217;s Office said: &#8220;We probably shouldn\u2019t have to say this, but DUI laws apply to ALL motor vehicles\u2026yes, including tractors. If you\u2019ve been drinking, hand over the keys. All of them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/us-news\/drunk-florida-man-tractor-crash-37370157\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The driver, allegedly under the influence while behind the wheel of both vehicles, returned to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7435,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0_tractor-dui-arrest-nassau-county.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7434"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7434\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}