Sometimes drunken drivers are subtle, sometimes they are not. Two recent drunken drivers were clearly in the latter camp.
An officer spotted a red Mustang speeding along the 1100 block of North Pearl Street and prompted a traffic stop, after clocking the driver at speeding 15 miles over the speed limit and crossing the double yellow line during a straight strip of roadway on April 11. The female driver had obviously bloodshot eyes, smelled of alcohol and slurred her words during the investigation.
The woman said that she had just gotten off work at a liquor store and had a shot of “99 Whip” before driving home. She failed all of the field sobriety tests and then did a breathalyzer that was double the legal limit.
She was taken to Fife Jail.
Also on April 11, an officer spotted a car speeding along Division and watched the car swerve around a corner, ignoring the fact that the driver was in the wrong lane. The officer activated the patrol car’s emergency lights and followed the car, which drove for several blocks before turning a corner and finally coming to a stop.
Yep, the man smelled like booze and couldn’t talk well enough to be easily understood. He then failed all the field sobriety tests. He was taken to jail without incident.
Compiled by Steve Dunkelberger