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CITY OF MONTESANO v. WELLS

No. 17853-2-II.

902 P.2d 1266 (1995)

79 Wash.App. 529

The CITY OF MONTESANO, Respondent, v. Daniel WELLS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

October 16, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael W. Jordan, Jordan Imler & Mc-Govern, Tacoma, for Appellant.

Daniel O. Glenn, Glenn & Hoffman, PS, Olympia, for Respondent.

FLEISHER, Judge.

In this case, we are asked to decide whether a bicyclist can be charged under the law prohibiting driving a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs (DUI). Holding that the Legislature intended the law to apply to motor vehicles only, we reverse Daniel Wells's DUI conviction.

FACTS

At about 3 a.m. on June 14, 1992, Daniel Wells was riding his bicycle on a back street in Montesano. Officer Steve Needham pulled...

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