Man suspected of DUI implies the dog was driving

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SPRINGFIELD, Colorado (KCNC) — A Springfield Police Department officer pulled over a vehicle for speeding late Saturday night. The officer reported seeing the driver trade places with the dog in the passenger seat as he approached the car.
The man then got out of the passenger side of the car and told the officer he had not been behind the wheel.
“The male party showed clear signs of intoxication,” Springfield PD stated in its Facebook post about the incident.
When asked by the officer if he had been drinking, the driver – the man, not the dog – turned and ran.

He made it 20 yards before he was taken into custody.
According to the Facebook post, the man became lost while driving from Pueblo to Las Animas. Police also discovered the man had two active warrants for his arrest from the Pueblo area.

The man was arrested for those warrants and also charged by SPD for DUI, driving while license under suspension, speeding 20-24 over the speed limit, and resisting arrest.
The dog got off easier. According to the department’s Facebook page, “The dog was given to an acquaintance of the driver to take care of while the party was in jail. The dog does not face any charges and was let go with just a warning.”
This story first appeared on fellow CNN affiliate KCNC. It is used here with permission.
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