One Wisconsin woman took a bold new approach to the fight against drunk driving. Having gotten into her car and driven a few blocks, she immediately realized that it was a bad idea.
Rather than just try to make it home safely and hope for the best, she called 911 to report herself as a drunk driver. It sounds like her original plan was to just report a "drunk driver," but when the 911 operator asked if she was following the person in question, she responded "I am them."
Good enough.
The woman even had the sense to pull over while she was on the phone, stop the car, and activate her flashers so the authorities could find her. is this a case of good common sense or epic stupidity? We can't decide.
When police arrived and performed a field sobriety test, her speech was slurred and she was stumbling and swaying back and forth. Her blood alcohol level was 0.17.
Excerpt from the 911 call:
Dispatch: You behind them?
Mary Strey: No, I am them.
Dispatch: You am them?
Mary Strey: Yes, I am them.
Dispatch: Okay, so you want to call and report you're driving drunk?
Mary Strey: Yes.
Dispatch: Are you still driving right now? You want to stop driving before you get in an accident?
Mary Strey: Yes, I will stop.
Dispatch: You want to stop right now?
Mary Strey: Yes, I will stop right now.
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