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Drunk driver's legal long hop

A man facing sentencing on a drunken-driving conviction couldn't get a ride to court. So he decided to walk the 43km distance. Stephen Shoemaker was scheduled to appear at 9:30 am on Tuesday for sentencing. Without a car or driver's license, the 33-year-old started hoofing it from Shippensburg to the courthouse 43km miles away at dawn. He kept walking in 90-plus-degree (30 Celsius) heat. Shoemaker, of Shippensburg, arrived about 3:30 pm - after a detour to a hospital, where he was treated for dehydration. Judge Edward Guido had issued an arrest warrant when Shoemaker failed to appear. But he agreed to defer sentencing until July. Guido said he hesitated only because "that means he'll have to walk back to Shippensburg."

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