Woman charged with ZUI: Zamboni under the influence

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Once again, people: It is illegal to operate a motor vehicle when your blood alcohol level is above the legal limit. Even if that motor vehicle happens to be a Zamboni on an empty rink.

The Canadian Press reports that a 34-year-old Kingsville, Ont. woman was arrested and charged with "impaired operation of a motor vehicle and driving over the legal alcohol limit" after erratic operation of an ice resurfacing machine. More detail from the Windsor Star:

At around 9:40 p.m. Thursday, an off-duty Kingsville OPP sergeant who happened to be at the arena was approached by a number of citizens telling him "I think the Zamboni driver is drunk."
The sergeant observed the 34-year-old driver operating the machine in an erratic manner, with speed fluctuating and missing large portions of the ice surface.
On more than one occasion the Zamboni struck the boards and at one point the machine was stopped and the woman was slumped over the steering wheel.

The paper reports she had "had a mickey of vodka" in the Zamboni. Well, we hope she had the good sense to chill that bad boy up in the snow shavings.

Is it an insult to all Zamboni drivers at local skating rinks to say that we sort of assume most of them are half in the bag, at least by the end of the night? Because this really isn't the first incidence of ZUI.

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1. Posted by sleza Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:55 pm EDT
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wouldn't you be drinking if you looked like sponge?
hope it was at least good vodka not some cheap dishwater...
2. Posted by Tim F Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:52 pm EDT
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There was another incident where the judge threw the case out b/c the zambonia is not a registered motor vehicle and is not street legal.
3. Posted by carl_vs_mastershake Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:18 pm EDT
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Wow 1st Mark Bell, then his wife. Tisk tisk.
4. Posted by Sobu Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:31 pm EDT
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Haha! I love that picture.
At least she didn't drive it into Manhattan...
5. Posted by Sobu Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:31 pm EDT
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Oh, I just saw that the paper was from Winnipeg.
Would it not say that the entire city of Winnipeg (and the rest of Manitoba as well) has got at least a .12 blood alcohol level at any given moment?
6. Posted by carl_vs_mastershake Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:18 pm EDT
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Joe Quenneville just hired her to do the hawks games so everything works out.
7. Posted by Wyshynski Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:21 pm EDT
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@ carl_vs_mastershake
That might be the single funniest thing you've ever written here. I LOL'd.
8. Posted by big audio Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:04 pm EDT
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I remember seeing a California Golden Seals game on TV in the 70's where the zamboni driver actually crashed into the boards, it was insane. I don't believe the driver was DUI however.
Its Ontario in October, and you expect people NOT to be tanked up?
9. Posted by Erin Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:16 pm EDT
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arrested and fired.
10. Posted by Chris S Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:07 pm EDT
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I think the first giveaway was the spongebob costume she was wearin.....
11. Posted by pensbaby71 Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:08 pm EDT
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Hahahaha that's great!
: D
12. Posted by colin c Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:50 pm EDT
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I thought it was illegal to drive those sober. Who knew?!?
13. Posted by LI Hockey Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:15 pm EDT
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I attended a Long Island Ducks game at the Commack Arena where the Zamboni driver was doing wheelies on each turn until he missed one and crashed into the boards. They couldn't really secure the boards correctly after this, but the game continued anyway with no one being checked into the boards in that corner for the rest of the game.
14. Posted by Mr. Positive Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:22 pm EDT
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I needed a good laugh. Its hard to get into hockey living in Florida.
15. Posted by The Chief Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:56 pm EDT
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A John Daly wannabe no doubt !
16. Posted by onmyown Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:18 pm EDT
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If you looked like a sponge saturated in urine and wearing square pants you'd be drunk too.
17. Posted by Handsome Pete Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:04 pm EDT
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@Sobu, it's from Windsor not Winnipeg, and the legal limit is .08 not .12, and I fail to see how your comment is either funny or insightful.
18. Posted by Jeff Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:49 pm EDT
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@Handsome Pete, because if you live where the average temp is -12 then they should raise the legal limit so you don't freeze your reproductive organs off.
19. Posted by redwinger Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:48 pm EDT
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Drunk Zamboni driver, that's classic!
@ carl_vs_mastershake
Quenneville is going to hire her! LOL
20. Posted by Farky Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:58 pm EDT
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i've been to the Kingsville arena.. that is not the photo from the incident cuz thats not the arena. as funny as the spongebob pic is, it isnt real.
21. Posted by goalie35 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:10 pm EDT
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thats not a good pic to use. it make it look like the person doing it was from U. of WI. People just looked at the headline and clicking on it would think it was done @ Mad-town.
22. Posted by knucklehead Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:37 pm EDT
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Hey if I can vaccum my home with a Roomba.......
23. Posted by chrism Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:24 pm EDT
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thats too funny!!!! i drive a zamboni and the first thing i was told was to NEVER stop on the ice LMFAO!!!!!!
24. Posted by MJ touched hearts and kiddies private parts Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:52 pm EDT
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"I think the Zamboni driver is drunk."
I wonder what gave it away? The woman repeatedly crashing into the boards or her being slumped over the steering wheel?
Great story though.
25. Posted by c Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:56 pm EDT
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why do they have a photo of a zamboni from the university of wisconsin?