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Archae

(46,301 posts)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 06:03 PM Jun 2012

Woman blames her GPS for drunken crash...

Yeah, it just couldn't have been the HALF-LITER of vodka she drank, could it?

A Massachusetts woman who allegedly drove drunk into a golf course sand trap blamed her GPS system for leading her astray.

Patricia Maione, 46, of Uxbridge, Mass., told police at the Whitinsville Golf Club that her GPS had instructed her to turn into a cornfield, and she ended up on the golf course as she tried to get back on the road. No one was injured, but several golfers were on the course at the time and Maione’s Buick tore up the grass.

Northbridge police officers came to the scene after their counterparts in neighboring Uxbridge alerted them to an “erratic operator” they were tracking, according to a press release. Uxbridge police had been following Maione after getting a call from her ex-boyfriend, who said she had broken into his home, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reported.

Maione’s speech was slurred, her eyes were bloodshot, and she smelled strongly of alcohol, said Northbridge Police Officer Randy Lloyd, according to the Telegram & Gazette. Police found a large Burger King cup containing an alcoholic beverage, and Maione said she drank half a liter of vodka Monday morning.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/06/woman-blames-gps-for-drunken-crash-on-golf-course/

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Sweet! There's a pic! bluedigger Jun 2012 #1
A bogey on the golf course. Sweet! Xipe Totec Jun 2012 #2
If your ball lands in the furrow left by a drunk driver's Buick ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2012 #7
If she had been this person kentauros Jun 2012 #3
OMG, was that nice Irish lady in the GPS drunk??? elleng Jun 2012 #4
What? Sweet little Miss Garmin? Drunk? JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2012 #6
NEVER soak your GPS in whiskey. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #5

bluedigger

(17,085 posts)
1. Sweet! There's a pic!
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 10:09 PM
Jun 2012

Always remember to deflate your tires before entering a sand trap to provide better flotation.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,321 posts)
7. If your ball lands in the furrow left by a drunk driver's Buick ...
Thu Jun 21, 2012, 11:37 AM
Jun 2012

... do you get a free drop?

Where's my rule book ...

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