Two cops are on foot as they order Dewey to "turn off the ignition and step out of the vehicle." It takes a bit of coaxing but finally Dewey cuts off the ignition. Then he sits there, behind the wheel, staring into space while the two cops repeatedly ask him to "please, step out of the vehicle."

Finally he gets out of the vehicle — actually, "falls out of the vehicle" might be a more apt expression in this case. Now in the hands of the police, Dewey is given a standard roadside sobriety test to determine if he is "probably" a drunk driver. First Dewey is asked to extend his arms outward and at the same time, raise one leg. Dewey nearly falls on his face. Forget that test.

Next Dewey is asked to recite the alphabet. That’s when he starts singing, "A,B,C,D,E,F,G — uh, what comes next?"

"Sorry Dewey, you’re under arrest for driving under the influence," says one of the cops. He’s taken to the county jail where he’s given a breathalyzer examination to determine the level of alcohol in his blood. He blows a .12 — that’s .04 percent higher than the state’s legal limit.

Dewey will spend no less than six hours in a cell before he can stand before a judge for a bond hearing. Ultimately, Dewey is sentenced to 30 days in jail, which he can serve two days at a time on weekends, and fined $600. And, further, he is prohibited from driving any municipal vehicles again.

That last provision of the sentence puts Dewey out of work. You see, his job involves operating a municipal vehicle. He was driving a city vehicle when he was arrested. He was clearing the ice at the town’s ice rink and the vehicle he was driving was a zamboni.