Thursday, January 31, 2008

Woman calls 911 to turn herself in for drunken driving

A Wisconsin woman was ticketed after she called 911 while driving home from a bar to report that she may be too drunk to drive.

The woman, Pat Dykstra, said she wasn't sure what would happen when she made the call.

"I don't really think I was thinking that much at the time," she said.



Dykstra gave such a good description that police found her at her home and gave her a Breathalyzer test. She had a blood alcohol level of .14, which is over the state's legal driving limit of .08 percent.

Dodge County Sheriff Todd Nehls said Dykstra did the right thing.

"I think a judge will look at her and say, 'You know what? You stepped up to the plate. You did the right thing. I think it's commendable."

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