Man in Breathalyzer costume cited for drunken driving

The Halloween crime of the year torch appears to have been passed to Lincoln, Nebraska in 2010. Early on Monday, a police officer pulled over a pickup being driven erratically by a man dressed as a Breathalyzer.

Matthew Nieveen, 19, was cited for second-offence driving under the influence and being a minor in possession of alcohol. According to a police report, he was driving a 1992 Ford F-150 northbound on 33rd Street between Holdrege and Huntington when an officer saw the truck rapidly accelerate and cross the centre line several times. The officer stopped the truck at 37th and Huntington, the report states.



The officer said Nieveen had watery eyes and slurred speech and smelled like alcohol. Police found a bottle of vodka, a half-full bottle of Mountain Dew and vodka and several cans and bottles of beer in the truck. "He was dressed as a PBT (preliminary breath testing) alcohol sensor and had been attending a Halloween party prior to the stop," the report says.

Police took Nieveen to Cornhusker Place, where, the report says, his blood alcohol measured more than twice the legal limit of .08 percent. The legal limit for minors is zero. Nieveen also was cited for an open container violation and negligent driving before being released to detox staff.