QUIRKY WORLD ... Man is fined for drunk driving in a car that was being pushed

NEW ZEALAND: The Wairarapa Times-Age reports New Zealander Harris James Davis was throwing a house party and ran into some vehicular problems. A car, belonging to a guest that left with the keys, was blocking the driveway.

Davis was over the legal alcohol limit to drive, but with the help of two other guys pushing the car, steered the vehicle two to three metres away. Police apparently saw this and charged Davis, who eventually pleaded guilty.

In Masterton District Court, defence attorney James Elliot said: “The keys were not in the vehicle ... it is a question of whether he was driving or not.” Prosecutor Sergeant Nick Newbery felt the case was clear and argued. “He was exercising control over the vehicle. He was steering it.”