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Sunday, July 10, 2011

OMG PD

We continue our entertaining excerpts from the South Kingston Patch.com series called OMG PD.

The entire article can be read here and contains additional reports such as the one about The Pope camping out in a church.

Sir, you really do have the right to remain silent

An alleged drunk driver in North Kingstown had a difficult time keeping quiet after officers caught up to him along Post Road.
The police first became aware of the 22-year-old East Greenwich resident when the car he was driving nearly collided with a group of them who were on the side of Post Road. After he was pulled over, he started talking. First, he allegedly said he’d “had about four beers.” After failing a field sobriety test, he allegedly asked: “Am I really that drunk?” When officers asked again how much he had had to drink he allegedly said, “I actually had eight beers.” He later apologized for the near-collision but added: “I drive drunk all the time. I consider myself a safe drunk driver. I didn’t actually hit you so what’s the big deal?” He later went on to explain that some people can drink and drive and that he is one of those people, adding: “I can drive better than a woman when I’ve been drinking.” He later apologized for his comments. “I really didn’t mean it, I’m just drunk.”


Excerpt republished with permission from South Kingston Patch.com.