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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 Maiones 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.
Maiones 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/
bluedigger
(17,085 posts)Always remember to deflate your tires before entering a sand trap to provide better flotation.
Xipe Totec
(43,888 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,321 posts)... do you get a free drop?
Where's my rule book ...
kentauros
(29,414 posts)she'd have gotten away with it:
elleng
(130,731 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,321 posts)You must be thinking of Siri, that lush.