Police Arrest Drunk Driver With a Zebra and Parrot in the Passenger Seat
- Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:31pm by
Erica Ritz
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(Photo: Facebook via the Gazette)
KCRG is reporting that a man from Cascade, Iowa was pulled over Sunday night for driving under the influence and, apparently, he also had a zebra and a macaw parrot in the front seat of his car.
The man was not part of a bachelor party or trying to re-enact the Hangover, rather, this man and his wife apparently see the animals as their children, and often take them for drives.
On this particular night, they even tried to bring them into a bar because they thought the establishment allows animals.
Not surprisingly, the manager stopped them at the door.
(Photo: KCRG/The Gazette)
KCRG has more information:
Officers charged Jerald Reiter, 55, with OWI. Police reports say officers stopped him in the parking lot of the Dog House Lounge as he drove away in his truck. According to police, field sobriety tests showed Reiter had a blood alcohol level of .14. The legal limit in Iowa is .08.
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Reiter disputes the charges and says he realized he was too drunk to drive and was about to let a passenger in the truck to take the wheel when he was arrested.
Online records show Mr. Reiter was released from the Dubuque County Jail May 21, 2012.
Reiter has speculated that someone called the police on him when he went to put the animals in the car, after they were turned away from the bar.
He’s due to appear on KCRG TV later tonight, to explain more fully.
(H/T: @rovibe71 on Twitter)
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Comments (63)
thegodfather
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 10:40amWho among us HASN’T been pulled over with a Zebra in the car?
Report Post »G-WHIZ
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:46amnotice…his driving is sooo bad the zebra is hiding her head.
Report Post »sillyfreshness
Posted on May 24, 2012 at 12:21pmLOL, that’s funny. The only reason all this trouble happened was because the zebra and parrot forgot their driver’s license to drink in this establishment.
Report Post »DirkPitt
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 8:49amSeriously, who doesn’t have a zebra?
Report Post »Rocket123
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 2:47amA Zebra and parrot in the car? Jeeze! The guy deserves a medal for trying to bring them into the bar. I mean where are the equal rights here? Seriously!
Report Post »concho
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 8:08ambartender to Zebra, “Hey, why the long face”?
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 8:22amZebra = John Kerry Heinz
The Zebra’s smarter.
Report Post »DTR
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 8:39amThey were equal rights… They turned away the white half of the zebra as well as the… non-white half… See? Equal!
Report Post »Shiroi Raion
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 8:41amLOL Would think that if someone is going to drive drunk they would try to be a little inconspicuous. A zebra in the car? He didn’t think that would attract attention?
Report Post »OlefromMN
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:22pm“Reiter disputes the charges and says he realized he was too drunk to drive and was about to let a passenger in the truck to take the wheel when he was arrested.”
Alright, if this guy has a zebra that can drive I got dibs on the movie rights! Better yet if the parrot can too!
Report Post »Ray2447
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 12:35amA man with a parrot and zebra walks into a bar. The bartender asks, “What’s with the pets?“ ”Well,” says the man, “the zebra thinks he knows how to drive me home when I get drunk, but I have to bring the parrot along to give him directions. – - – okay, I apologize.
Report Post »3monkeysmomma
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:15pm“This is no social crisis, just another tricky day for you”
Report Post »moussiagilda
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:24pmMy God. That is exactly the song I sang along to, covered in tears, the night Obama was elected!
Reading my mind!
Report Post »moussiagilda
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:38pmNow I’m listening to “This Time,” by Janet Jackson.
Report Post »bigdaddyt46
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 5:38ammy song of choice?
the night chicago died
Report Post »OlefromMN
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:09pmWow, I’ve heard of using blow up dolls and mannequins in the passenger seat to avoid tickets using the HOV lane, but these two actually had heartbeats.
This guy just set the bar higher!
Report Post »TXPilot
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:19pmWhen I saw the title of this article, I thought it sounded like the beginning of a great joke. I do have a question though…….since he claimed he knew he was drunk and was about to hand over the driving duties to one of the passengers in the car, was the zebra or the parrot going to drive him home?
Report Post »4xeverything
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 7:23amMy guess is that the parrot would drive. I mean, could you imagine what a nag a parrot could be. I say just give it the wheel to shut it up. “You’re going to fast. You’re going to fast.” Now add a parrot voice.
Report Post »G-WHIZ
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:45amThe zebra IS his wife…the parrot IS his kid…the woman in the pix is just a hired maid who cooks and does dishes.
Report Post »greenturtle
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:09pmSo awesome.
Report Post »teacherskj
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:07pmA man, a zebra, and a parrot walk into a bar together… It’s the beginning of a great joke!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:17pmYes ..and I thought at least the Zebra would be stuffed .. write your own joke ;-)
Report Post »moussiagilda
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:00pmGot Fox on now. Penn Jilette is speaking from the Holy Spirit. And Sean is in a silly pessimistic repeat-everything daze. And, what the aitch, half of my TV screen has gone black. They’ve lost. We win.
Report Post »The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:57pmUm, someone measure that poor zebra’s sphincter…there may be more “going on” than we know!
Report Post »PresidentDowngrade
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:57pmCould that have been Bari and Carney OHHHHHHH NO I Dih-ent
Report Post »moussiagilda
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:56pmErica Ritz, what’s your real name, and why are you making a living trying to spread despair?
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:55pmFrom the looks of those two, they might actually be their children.
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:18pmLOL :o)
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:28pmWhat’s up Billy?
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:50pmAnd if the left has it’s way… pretty soon he, his wife, his zebra and parrot can all celebrate their nuptuals at the Dog House Lounge with beer, crackers and whatever the heck a zebra eats and drinks…
Report Post »Elena2010
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:01pmZebras are part of the same family as horses and burros. Obviously this guy IS a burro!
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:05pmLol.
Report Post »kentuckypatriot
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:50pmWhen I saw the headline, I thought it was a joke. Thanks for the laugh Blaze.
Report Post »AxelPhantom
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:11pm..and Gandolf behind the wheel.
Report Post »PETTYDRAMA
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:49pmWhat is really sad is that the blaze considers these types of stories “real news”….:-P
Report Post »moussiagilda
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:55pmI love how this site has become like the voice of Satan, and I have browbeaten and charmed them so much I can always get them to accept my posts. From the psych ward! When I was supposed to be dead!
We don’t die.
Report Post »Mark0331
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:56pmNo fool…we consider it a happy diversion form the atrocious and laughable joke of a President we have….thats it, nothing more..
Report Post »BenInNY
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:57pmSadder: reading the story when you don’t want to, then ******* and moaning about it.
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:04pm“The Blaze is a news, information and opinion site brought to you by a dedicated team of writers, journalists & video producers.
Our goal is to post, report and analyze stories of interest on a wide range of topics from politics and culture to faith and family.”
Report Post »chips1
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:07pmWhat’s the matter, baby? Can’t find a Prom date?
Report Post »moussiagilda
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:22pmTry to respond to me without sounding unfunny and hopelessly foolish. Try.
Report Post »9111315
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 9:09amThe Blaze is simply trying to connect the Overton Window with reality. You cannot do that if you don’t point out how really stupid some people can be.
. . . anyway, A drunk man walks into a bar followed by a Zebra and a Parrot — they both duck.
Report Post »moussiagilda
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:47pmThat’s nice crude satire. They’re pointing out how asinine all these arrests are.
Don’t drink the water. It’s spiked, probably with LSD and amphetamines. Drink milk. I can still write this coherently because I stay away from the water. And because of who I am. Talk about carte blanche.
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:21pmIt‘s Blanche Carte’
And don’t talk about her.
She doesn’t like that.
Report Post »moussiagilda
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:25pmThank you Groucho. Whoo-hoo. What a world.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:46pmWell… at least he is not having Sex with them!
Report Post »Mark0331
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:11pm@LUKERW…Do you think this moussiagilda is really ITSJUSTTIM re-invented?…sounds an awful lot like it…although, the language and thoughts are clearer, its the same muddled mind mess we have come to expect from the late Tim, without, of course, the religous confusion…just throwing it out there….;-)
Report Post »country_hick
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:45pmDecisions…decisions… A zebra or an OWS person in the front seat? I vote the zebra… It probably wouldn’t mess in the front seat.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:43pmObama approves of mixed marriages like this. Hope the zebra doesn‘t disown her offspring like Barry’s parents did. I still won’t vote for a zebra.
Report Post »spirited
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:41pmThere weren’t any pink elephants
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:26pmThis guy walks into a Bar… with a Zebra and a Parrot… and says…
Report Post »djmaine
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:40pmThey should have never pulled him over and just enjoyed the sight.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:51pmAnd got his autograph. That’s Sam Elliott.
Report Post »scuba13
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:39pmHey look, it‘s Encinom’s Uncle Jerald.
Report Post »Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:39pmFrom the looks of the guy and his wife..I bet the Zebra sees the most bedroom action.
Report Post »mharry860
Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:34pmYou couldn’t make this stuff up. Real life is stranger than fiction.
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