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Two Drunk Dudes Arrested for Riding a Couch to a McDonald's Drive-Thru

The driver of the ATV left his buddies behind and led police on a high speed chase—couch in tow—that ended on a frozen lake.

Two drunken men redefined the term "couch potato" last Thursday when they pulled up to a McDonald's drive-thru wearing helmets… on a couch… being pulled by a four-wheeler.

This surreal scene took place at 3:19 AM in Miramichi, New Brunswick and ended with the two men being arrested, but not before their ATV-driving buddy left them behind and led police on a high-speed chase—couch in tow—through the parking lot, across a highway, and onto the frozen Miramichi River, according to local police, speaking to the Canadian Press.

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The police account is harrowing. "When (the officer) put his lights on, of course he took off, the four-wheeler did, with the sofa still attached. But he left his two passengers from the sofa at the drive-thru," Corporal Lorri McEachern said. "The two passengers from the sofa, or the couch, or whatever you want to call it, were intoxicated."

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Even though the driver of the four-wheeler successfully evaded police by hopping onto the frozen river, cops eventually tracked the quad down as part of an ongoing investigation. None of the men involved with this now-legendary drive-thru order have been formally accused of a crime at this point, but police have said that the charges are "yet-to-be-determined." The driver remains at large.

Whatever those charges will be, the evidence seems pretty damning. Just look at this video surveillance footage of the quad couch ride taken a few minutes before the motley crew met their demise at McDonald's.

#CouchBurger #Miramichi pic.twitter.com/tM2bXa6kEG

— Paddy Quinn (@pqmiramichi) February 10, 2017

Corporal McEachern also specified that it is, indeed, illegal to tow a couch through a drive-thru, even if you're wearing a helmet.

So there you have it; one more thing you're not allowed to do at a fast food drive-thru. Killjoys.