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This Hagaman guy showed up drunk to pick up his drunk friend.

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Yo, you gotta hear this wild story outta Hagaman.

## You will not believe this New York drunk driver story

So look— only in New York City, right? You got this guy, Antone Glionna, twenty-five years old, from Hagaman. His buddy gets popped for a DWI up in Montgomery County, right? So what does our man Antone do? He rolls up to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office to pick his friend up. A solid friend, you'd think, stepping up in a pinch. Nah, deadass. He shows up *drunk* to pick up his friend who just got arrested for drunk driving. You can't make this stuff up, I'm telling you. The cops, bless 'em, they probably just shook their heads and then had to process *another* DWI. It’s like a bad sitcom, but it’s real life, happening right here in New York.

Here's the thing about this kinda New York absurdity. It’s not just some random drunk driving incident; it's a mirror reflecting a certain kind of "only in New York" logic. You know, that kinda "I got this" bravado that sometimes goes sideways. It’s the same energy as someone trying to sneak onto the express train at Grand Central by holding the doors open, only to get stuck. Or, like, trying to find a parking spot in Midtown on a Saturday. There’s a hustle, a can-do spirit, that sometimes just completely misses the obvious. And let's be real, after the LIRR strike finally ended, people are probably still a little out of sorts and making questionable decisions.

### What This Means for New York City

* **The Irony is Rich:** Someone showing up drunk to pick up a friend arrested for DWI. The layers of bad decision-making are just *chef's kiss*.

* **Law Enforcement's Day:** Imagine being the officer who has to deal with that. You just processed one DWI, and then the pickup arrives and you gotta do it again. That’s New York.

* **A Lesson in Logic:** Or lack thereof. Maybe stick to the subway, or call a sober friend, or a taxi, or like, *anything else*.

This whole thing just screams New York City. It’s the kind of story you hear at the bodega, or on the Q train heading over the Manhattan Bridge, and everyone just shakes their head and laughs, because you know it's true. It's that moment where you realize, yeah, this city is a trip, and sometimes its residents are even more of one. That's New York — if you can't keep up, take the bus.

Yo, the crew on the morning show probably got some wild takes on this one – check 'em out live at mornings.live.

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