A pick-up truck being used by teenagers as a makeshift swimming pool on
wheels was pulled over in St. Michael, Minnesota, recently.
A state trooper stopped the 16-year-old driver, Colby Guinea, for
driving with a cracked windshield, and found 3 girls in the bed of the
truck “with water sloshing out the sides.”
The State Patrol report noted "there were 3 females in the back of the
bed of the truck, wearing swimsuits and the bed was lined with a tarp
and filled with water."
The State Patrol said putting down a plastic tarp and filling your truck bed with water is not illegal in Minnesota, but the shifting water could increase the chance of a rollover. "Don't try this at home,” said Lt. Tiffani Nielson. “Maybe you want to park in the driveway and fill up the back, but as soon as you take it on the road there's a risk of a crash."
The trooper issued a warning to Guinea for unsafe operation and no
current proof of insurance. He was also warned for operating with a
cracked windshield.
Initially, the trooper cited the three young women for not wearing seatbelts, but then rescinded the citations on the premise that the driver was more responsible for the safety of the occupants.
The State Patrol said putting down a plastic tarp and filling your truck bed with water is not illegal in Minnesota, but the shifting water could increase the chance of a rollover. "Don't try this at home,” said Lt. Tiffani Nielson. “Maybe you want to park in the driveway and fill up the back, but as soon as you take it on the road there's a risk of a crash."
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