Whilst driving a Zamboni during a high school hockey game, Steven James Anderson, age 27, was nearly four times above the legal limit for driving a motor vehicle. Since Anderson was driving the vehicle while intoxicated, he has since been charged with a DUI.
Whilst driving a Zamboni during a high school hockey game, Steven James Anderson, age 27, was nearly four times above the legal limit for driving a motor vehicle. Since Anderson was driving the vehicle while intoxicated, he has since been charged with a DUI.
Steven Anderson was sentenced to nine days in jail, a chemical dependency evaluation, and he must now pay a $1500 fine and participate in the state’s 24/7 sobriety program.
Steven Anderson was driving the Zamboni during a girls hockey game in Fargo, and was allegedly driving erratically and crashed into the boards multiple times.
After several witnesses complained about his erratic driving, the police came and took him off the ice. Anderson’s defense attorney, Lindsey Haugen, stated to CBC News that the law was unclear with whether a Zamboni is considered a vehicle in North Dakota, but the municipal court Judge Stephen Dawson says that state law is written to include vehicles such as a Zamboni.
Anderson has since apologized to the court, and has remained sober since the incident, stating that he “just wants to get it over with.”
In Canada, a DUI is a hybrid offence, which means that having one in the States would make Steven Anderson criminally inadmissible to Canada. In order to get past this criminal inadmissibility permanently, Steven Anderson would have to go through Criminal Rehabilitation, or get a Temporary Resident Permit. Which one he would need to apply for would depend on how long and how many times you wish to visit Canada, how long it has been since your sentence has been completed, and how soon you wish to visit.
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