Drunk Driver Turns Self In

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

The call came into the 911 dispatcher: "I don't want to hurt anybody. I'm drunk." And with that, Mary Strey, 49, of Granton, reported herself as a drunken driver about three miles northeast of Neilsville in central Wisconsin.

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I found it interesting that this woman was legally drunk, twice the limit....and had the clear headed common sense to realize she shouldn't be driving and turned herself in.

How many people would do that?

#1 | Posted by Lisa at 2009-11-04 07:06 AM | Reply | Flag:

LISA

"How many people would do that?"

Nobody sober, that's for sure.

Common sense would be parking the car and calling a cab.

#2 | Posted by Twinpac at 2009-11-04 07:21 AM | Reply | Flag:

"Common sense would be parking the car and calling a cab."

Not sure if the number for a taxi company was on hand...but she knew 911.

lol

I guess I'm just amazed that someone that drunk would have the presence to realize she shouldn't be driving.

Most people I have known who were that drunk would have argued they were alright to drive....yet couldn't put one foot in front of the other.

#3 | Posted by Lisa at 2009-11-04 07:40 AM | Reply | Flag:

"How many people would do that?"

Nobody sober, that's for sure.

Common sense would be parking the car and calling a cab.

Sounded more like a cry for help. Maybe she hoped getting the police involved might eventually lead to the courts forcing her into rehab. If she took a cab home she would just drink and drive again -- and she knew it.

#4 | Posted by CalifChris at 2009-11-04 08:06 AM | Reply | Flag:

Even though she did the right thing by ceasing to drive, she was foolish to involve the police.

The court and her insurance company, will work her over.

She will be very sorry she called the police on herself.

#5 | Posted by Roy_Batty at 2009-11-04 09:16 AM | Reply | Flag:

had the clear headed common sense to realize she shouldn't be driving and turned herself in.

No, if she had clear headed common sense, she would not have been driving in the first place.

Calling herself into the police after committing DWI does not alleviate the fact that she WAS driving while intoxicated.

#6 | Posted by 726 at 2009-11-04 09:39 AM | Reply | Flag:

I have a legal/constitutional question: A drunk person can not sign a contract, give concent to anything. This woman turned herself in but she was impaired, meaning, she waived her rights while under impairment. Can she be convicted of anything? Is there a prcedent?

#7 | Posted by member2586 at 2009-11-04 09:51 AM | Reply | Flag:

What rights did she waive?

#8 | Posted by JOE at 2009-11-04 10:22 AM | Reply | Flag:

She turned herself in. When you do that, that is equivalent to allowing the police to search your house without a warant. I am sure many people manage to drive drunk without being pulled over. They don't turn themselves in, they don't get in trouble. The woman in question turned herself in, exposed herself to legal problems.

#9 | Posted by member2586 at 2009-11-04 10:30 AM | Reply | Flag:

"How many people would do that?"

Apparently, quite a few. I saw this while waiting for a flight out of Logan, and they showed at least 3 more folks (played the 911 calls). The best was the cop that made brownies out of pot he'd confiscated "I think we're dead".

#10 | Posted by LetUsPrey at 2009-11-04 10:41 AM | Reply | Flag:

When you do that, that is equivalent to allowing the police to search your house without a warant.

No it isn't. It's the equivalent of reporting a crime and pointing at the suspect.

#11 | Posted by JOE at 2009-11-04 11:00 AM | Reply | Flag:

Reporting a crime? It's the equivalent of confessing to a crime. Can you sign a police statmment confessing to a crime if you are drunk?

#12 | Posted by member2586 at 2009-11-04 11:07 AM | Reply | Flag:

Nothing says she signed a confession while drunk. They probably breathalyzed her and charged her with a DUI just like anyone else.

#13 | Posted by JOE at 2009-11-04 11:33 AM | Reply | Flag:

Nothing says she signed a confession while drunk. They probably breathalyzed her and charged her with a DUI just like anyone else.

#13 | Posted by JOE at 2009-11-04 11:33 AM

It's a good thing the DR's resident "lawyer" is here to clear things up.

#14 | Posted by jerrytarkanian at 2009-11-04 12:02 PM | Reply | Flag:

It's a good thing our resident shithead, FerryTarkanian, is here to post his meaningless trolling drivel.

#15 | Posted by joe at 2009-11-04 12:05 PM | Reply | Flag:

It's a good thing our resident shithead, FerryTarkanian, is here to post his meaningless trolling drivel.

#15 | Posted by joe at 2009-11-04 12:05 PM

Too easy!

#16 | Posted by jerrytarkanian at 2009-11-04 12:11 PM | Reply | Flag:

Now that's some creative writing skills, Lil' Joe.

#17 | Posted by LetUsPrey at 2009-11-04 12:15 PM | Reply | Flag:

Not sure if the number for a taxi company was on hand...

#3 | Posted by Lisa

It's a toughie number in my village:

777-7777

#18 | Posted by ZOT at 2009-11-04 01:27 PM | Reply | Flag:

A drunk person can not sign a contract, give concent to anything.

I'd say the call and subsequent visit by the cops was probable cause.
Note to world-if you're too drunk to drive, hide your keys and sleep it off in the backseat, or preferably elsewhere.

Even if you don't move the car, you can still becharged if you have "care and control" of the car.

#19 | Posted by northguy3 at 2009-11-04 03:04 PM | Reply | Flag:

"I have a legal/constitutional question: A drunk person can not sign a contract, give concent to anything. This woman turned herself in but she was impaired, meaning, she waived her rights while under impairment. Can she be convicted of anything? Is there a prcedent?

#7 | Posted by member2586"

The right that you were referring to that Joe could not discern is called the right against self-incrimination. It is an obscure concept that most haven't heard of (unless they watch t.v., read, or have a pulse). It is included in an old legal thingie called The Fifth Amendment, which itself amended a useless piece of paper called the U.S. Constitution. But unless you went to law school, or breathe, you probably don't know any of this.

The reason it doesn't apply is because the woman was not compelled to do anything. The right keeps the gov't from forcing you to incriminate yourself, but it does not prevent you from incriminating yourself if you choose to do so, even if you're drunk.

#20 | Posted by mOntecOre at 2009-11-04 05:07 PM | Reply | Flag:

The court and her insurance company, will work her over.

Maybe, but they didn't mention if her husband was a cop or not.

#21 | Posted by RingMaster at 2009-11-04 06:02 PM | Reply | Flag:

How many people would do that?

#1 | Posted by Lisa

She should have called a taxi or AAA and got towed.

I agree with CC --sounds like a cry for help.

#22 | Posted by MURPHY at 2009-11-04 06:21 PM | Reply | Flag:

That could very well be Murph.

#23 | Posted by Lisa at 2009-11-04 06:22 PM | Reply | Flag:

I agree with CC --sounds like a cry for help.

#22 | Posted by MURPHY at 2009-11-04 06:21 PM

That could very well be Murph.

#23 | Posted by Lisa at 2009-11-04 06:22 PM

Curley, Larry and Moe have arrived.

#24 | Posted by jerrytarkanian at 2009-11-04 07:51 PM | Reply | Flag:

DWIs need to be a felony on the second charge. this has become a killer. Driving while impaired or alcohol must go.

#25 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2009-11-04 10:11 PM | Reply | Flag:

Driving while impaired or alcohol must go.

Damn, just when I was on a roll.

#26 | Posted by 1linerdude at 2009-11-04 11:57 PM | Reply | Flag:

I understand and agree with most of the drunk driving laws. Why aren't all impaired drivers included?

It's ironic to me that speed traps are set and most who are speeding are paying attention.

I could go on and on.

I live very close to a state police refueling site and I unfortunately have to drive behind those IDIOTS for miles at times.

I have witnessed MD State Police tailgating, changing lanes with no turn signals or reason to change lanes, needlessly speeding, texting, using cell phones, eating, and generally being unsafe.

Double Standards got to go!

#27 | Posted by yougothurt at 2009-11-05 10:43 AM | Reply | Flag: