Don't Drink & Trike: Man, 58, Arrested on Tricycle DUII

A Lakeside-area man was arrested Friday afternoon by Oregon State Police (OSP) after he was cautioned and then later spotted riding an adult -sized tricycle under the influence of alcohol on a local street.

At about 2 p.m., OSP Trooper Dave Timm contacted a group of intoxicated people at Tenmile Lakes County Park. One of the individuals identified as William David Bjorkquist, 58, from Lakeside, told Timm that he was going to ride his purple "Miami Sun" adult-sized tricycle home. Timm told him not to ride the tricycle because of his obvious intoxicated condition. Bjorkquist agreed not to ride, and his friends said they would help him push it home.

A short time later the trooper spotted Bjorkquist riding the tricycle in the traffic lane on the wrong side of Park Avenue, then ride through a stop sign and down the wrong side of South 11th Street.

Timm stopped Bjorkquist who still showed obvious signs of impairment. Bjorkquist failed field sobriety tests and was taken into custody for driving under the influence of intoxicants. He was transported to Coos County Jail where was cited to appear and released to custody of jail staff.

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