FAIRBANKS — A 63-year-old man attempting to drive a motorized shopping cart into the parking lot of a Fairbanks grocery store was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol on Wednesday night.
Merrill Keith Moses, of Fairbanks, also was charged with refusal to submit to a chemical breath and shoplifting.
A Fred Meyer West employee called police at 9:45 p.m. to report that an intoxicated Moses was attempting to drive the cart into traffic in the parking lot. The employee was worried that Moses would be hit by a vehicle, police said.
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One employee told police that Moses driving drunk on the cart is an ongoing problem in the store and Moses has tried to run store employees over in the past when they have attempted to stop him on the cart.
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It did not appear that Moses is disabled or handicapped, police said.
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