Pennsylvania man arrested for DUI on farm combine

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Posted: 11/23/2012

ALBION, Pa. (AP) - Police say a western Pennsylvania man was arrested for driving a farm machine while under the influence.

The Erie Times-News reports that the unidentified 57-year-old man was driving a combine Wednesday and hit a mailbox In Elk Creek Township, about 20 miles southwest of Erie. A combine is used to harvest crops.

Police who responded found the man in a bean field and determined that he was intoxicated.

Authorities say the combine driver will face charges of DUI and hit and run.

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