This mayor was pulled over for drinking and driving – but there’s more to the story

Lawn-mowing under the influence? John Gardner, mayor of Aynor, South Carolina, was busted for joy-riding on a lawn mower while drinking.

Police in Horry County released dashcam footage of Gardner driving a lawn mower. The officers said he was swerving the lawn mower while driving on the road with an open can of beer, WSOC reported. Gardner wasn’t charged, and authorities haven't specified if he was breaking the law.

Keith Malinak had the story as part of the day’s headlines on Monday’s “The Morning Blaze with Doc Thompson.”

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