Posted on 12/03/2020 8:27:43 PM PST by simpson96
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. – A Florida woman was arrested Saturday for DUI after a deputy spotted her driving the wrong way down a street in Punta Gorda.
According to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy was driving west on East Marion Avenue around 9:12 p.m. when they saw a grey SUV driving east on the same road.
East Marion is a one-way street with signs saying so, deputies said.
The deputy slammed on their brakes and pulled over to the right to avoid crashing into the car. The grey SUV kept driving east, according to a report.
Once the deputy pulled over the car, the driver, later identified as 39-year-old Melinda Harrison, apologized for driving the wrong way. When the deputy asked her where she was, she said “Venice.”
During the interaction, Harrison became “increasing agitated and belligerent” according to an arrest report. The deputy soon smelled alcohol coming from the car and noticed her eyes were bloodshot and watery.
Harrison’s young son was in the backseat of the car, CCSO said. Another deputy eventually got to the scene to watch the child.
When Harrison was told to get out of the car, she did so, and said she “only had one drink.” She also said her son had been with her for hours.
As the second deputy was watching the child, they noticed a Svedka vodka bottle from under the front seat. When they pointed a flashlight at the bottle, the young boy said “that’s mommy’s drink.”
After completing sobriety tests, Harrison was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, as well as child abuse without great bodily harm.
Harrison’s sister went to the scene to pick up the boy.
When she got to jail, Harrison refused to take a breathalyzer test twice.
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Technically, an entire bottle is a single drink.
Florida Woman is kind of cute, but she’s sounding like a sad story.
Luckily for me the policeman just laughed, cuz it was funny.
Lol
Yup. You guessed right.
You’re due for an eye exam heh.
Cute!? I think both your lamps need a tune up CM!
It wouldn’t have gone any better if the kid had said, “That’s my drink”.
You just outta prison?
Guilty! Not even Laz touches that skank with a ten foot pole
She’s sick.
She’s an alcoholic driving drunk with her child in the car.
Thank God she didn’t crash and hurt, or kill, him/both of them.
Pray for her child’s and family’s sake she can straighten out.
Seems rode hard and put away wet, but then again she is the shy side of forty.
>> the young boy said “that’s mommy’s drink.”
“...I don’t like potato juice.”
You never really got laid much, did you?
For 39, she’s not bad looking.
My bud, his little girl and I were out cruising one fine day. Yes, we were drinking and the little one in the back seat was in charge of handing us beers. For whatever reason, we were pulled over by a State Trooper. Junior was talking to the Trooper when his daughter piped up and said “Daddy, you want another beer?” Somehow, we got away, but the fine details are long forgotten. Phew!
She’s a two-bagger, you horny drunk.
[[[She’s a two-bagger, you horny drunk.]]]
She looks like she’s 50. Classic alcoholic. Hopefully she’ll get some help before she kills somebody.
“”Hopefully she’ll get some help before she kills somebody.””
And that’s one of the problems. That help isn’t cheap, good rehabs are expensive. If she’s carrying a bottle around in the vehicle with her she’s physically addicted and will require a medical detox before they can do anything. That’s a 3 to 5 day stay with 24 hour medical.
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