Florida woman charged with DUI after riding horse drunk down highway

A woman in Florida was arrested and charged with DUI and animal neglect.

But police say she was actually riding a horse down a busy highway when they pulled her over.

53-year old Donna Byrne was taken into custody on Thursday after another person told officials she looked confused.

Police say she smelled like alcohol, had red, watery eyes and staggered when she walked. Her blood alcohol content was twice the legal limit.

Byrne was also charged with animal neglect because she didn’t provide the right protection for the horse. The horse was taken to the Sheriff’s Office’s livestock facility.

Now, this isn’t the first run-in with the law for Byrne. Her criminal history includes five felony and 10 misdemeanor charges of animal cruelty, drug possession, probation violation, and criminal traffic.

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