Actually he got charged with *Driving* while drunk because he was... wait for it... *biking* while drunk.
I take issue with the fact that most states make insufficient distinction between the two.
Biking while drunk is about as dangerous as running while drunk.
Which interestingly enough is
more dangerous for the individual than driving while drunk. I don't buy that tho. I usually cruise at around at about 17-18mph on my bike. Going as fast as I can I usually will run maybe 4-7 mph. The difference in speed alone makes it more dangerous. The only thing that I will say is that you are more likely to only kill yourself when riding a bike drunk as opposed to driving drunk. Granted that the name of the offense was driving while drunk, he was charged because he was operating a vehicle while intoxicated.