Idiot of the Week: Drunk man tries to drive over wooden foot bridge, crashes through

This week's idiot is another drunk driver, but this fool tried to drive over a wooden footbridge in Vermont!!

 

(Photo: Car crashes though Vermont pedestrian bridge SOURCE: Hayley Andrews)

Drunk Man tries to drive over wooden foot bridge 

SOURCE: Adam Bartow , WMTW Jun 26, 2025

BRADFORD, Vt. — A man from South Paris, Maine is facing charges after Vermont State Police say he tried to drive his car over a wooden footbridge on private property.

Police say Christopher Shorey, 70, was in Bradford, Vermont, at about 3 p.m. Wednesday when he drove down a narrow walking trail and tried to cross the foot bridge. A picture shared by police shows the car had to go down a hill with a narrow path before getting to the bridge.

Shorey's 2018 Volvo S90 broke through the bridge, causing extensive damage. Police said the car was partially hanging off the edge of the bridge.

Firefighters helped get Shorey safely out of the car.

Troopers say they observed signs of impairment and say Shorey made comments about drinking.

He was taken to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center to be checked out and then issued a citation on charges of driving under the influence and negligent operation. He is due in court in September.

The car was being removed from the bridge on Thursday.

The bridge itself was built in 1997 and helps connect a walking path to the elementary school in town, though it is privately owned. Volunteers were already working to rally supplies and efforts to rebuild the bridge.