Wow. If there was an award for most responsible drunk driver of the year, it would go to Mary Strey of Clark County, Wisconsin. She called 911 on herself and said: "Somebody's really drunk driving down Granton Road." The dispatcher asked if the Strey was driving behind the drunk driver to which Strey replied "No, I am them."
For clarity, the dispatcher asked, "Okay, so you're calling to report you're driving drunk?" Strey said, "Yes."
The dispatcher told her to pull over and she did just that. While she waited for the police she turned on her hazard lights. The police came and gave her a sobriety test, which she failed with an alcohol content of .19 (twice the legal limit). Her reward for turning herself in includes a citation for operating a vehicle with a prohibited alcohol content of .10 or more and a court date in December facing charges for first offense operating under the influence.
More Weird Crime News:
-In Carroll, Iowa last week, Matthew Allan McNelly and Joey Lee Miller tried to break into a man's home. It's believed the home was targeted because one of the would-be burglars suspected his girlfriend was involved with the home owner, whom they only intended to scare. But when their plans were thwarted and the police called, the two men ran away and disguised themselves, not with ski masks or even pantyhose – but with permanent marker. They colored their faces. Despite their efforts, they were still caught and charged with attempted burglary.
-Last week, a man the FBI has dubbed the "Geezer Bandit" walked into a Bank of America in Rancho Santa Fe, California (one of America's richest communities). Looking to be almost 70-years-old, he handed the teller a demand note and brandished a handgun around 10AM (old people get up early). It's believed that three other banks have been robbed by this man. In one hit, he carried his oxygen tank with him, the tubes running to his nose.
-Last week a man entered a Taco Bell in Haverstraw, N.Y. and pointed a gun at the cashier, demanding money. He told the cashier to get on the floor. He then walked to the manager's office in the back of the store. Instead of asking for him to open the safe, he asked for an application for employment. The manager said no and asked the man to leave the store. The man left the store with no money and no job.
-On Halloween in Oxford, Ohio, an 18-year-old named James Miller decided to dress as a breathalyzer for his Halloween costume. Part of the joke included an instruction to "blow here" on the costume around his penis level. At one point in the evening he was driving the wrong way on a one-way street. Police arrested him and found he had several Ohio IDs on his person. Also, he failed a breathalyzer test. He was charged with underage drinking and DUI.
