A woman in Cleveland gets pulled over on the interstate because she’s doing 38 in a 60. Not in a construction zone, not in a blizzard…just cruising along like it’s a golf cart path.
The cop says other cars are having to slam on the brakes and dodge around her, so yeah, probably worth a traffic stop. He walks up, and she immediately starts griping that everybody else is speeding.
That’s about the time he smells the booze.
She swears she hasn’t been drinking…then fails the field sobriety test so badly she actually falls over. That’s when he spots a cup in the car full of liquor and calls her out on it.
And her explanation? She tells him she needs the booze to stay awake. Like it’s some kind of twisted energy drink.
Shockingly, that does not win him over. She ends up hit with DUI, driving too slow, and having an open container. So if you’re workshopping excuses, “I only drink so I don’t fall asleep at the wheel” can go straight in the trash.
Pro tip: coffee is legal. Use that one.