Drunk Driver Chased By Police - Pulls Into Hardee's Drive-Thru For Breakfa

[matcom]

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MOUNT CARMEL, Tenn. -- A yearning for breakfast helped city police end a "low speed" chase of a drunken driving suspect. Jeffery Lynn Drinnon, 30, was arrested at the drive-through lane of a Hardee's restaurant about 5 a.m. Tuesday.

Police began chasing Drinnon after a market reported he drove away without paying for $7 of gasoline. Officers said they used blue lights and sirens to try to get Drinnon to pull over but he kept going until he saw the restaurant.

"He turned into Hardee's, pulls up to the drive-through and rolls the window down like he's going to order a biscuit before he goes to jail," Mount Carmel Assistant Police Chief Mike Campbell said. "They had the car surrounded with guns drawn at the drive-through at Hardee's, and he's wanting breakfast."

The assistant chief said the suspect, who has a history of drunken driving convictions, was obviously intoxicated as he argued that he was really in Kingsport, 6 miles to the southeast.

"He was the drunkest (driver) I've seen in a long time," Campbell said.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2005/03/23/drunk_driving_suspect_nabbed_at_drive_thru/

[HamstersFromHell]

1. Sounds about right for their slogan:

Hardees: Without us, some men would just starve.

[Elidor]

2. I saw the title, and the word 'Tennessee' just came to mind

Mmmm, biscuits. When ya gotta have one, ya just gotta have one.

[Zuni]

3. He argued that he was really in Kingsport, 6 miles to the southeast.

That is classic

[underpants]

4. Not around here they take forever

:grr: