Woman Calls 911 To Turn Herself In For Drunken Driving

Posted by Algonkin in Everything Else, Video Clips on January 31, 2008 at 8:20 am


A woman from Wisconsin was given a citation after she called 911 as she was 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.

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

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.”

Story: knbc
Video: LiveLeak


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12 comments to "Woman Calls 911 To Turn Herself In For Drunken Driving"

  1. NiteWhite
    January 31st, 2008 at 9:50 am

    She's gotta be a candidate for this year's Darwin award.

  2. Max
    January 31st, 2008 at 10:01 am

    And that's not all, she wanted to hang up on the dispatcher because she didn't like talking on the phone while driving...

  3. Jason E.
    January 31st, 2008 at 10:20 am

    and then the judge will take away her license, and if you live in TN like me... send you to jail for 48hrs for the first offence.

  4. Sid Morrison
    January 31st, 2008 at 10:40 am

    Not that I'm in favor of drinking and driving, but this lady is a double idiot.

  5. Vako
    January 31st, 2008 at 10:42 am

    They don't have taxicabs in Wisconsin? Or what?

  6. Orjans Morjan
    January 31st, 2008 at 12:00 pm

    So she Wouldn't call 911 next time she is out drunk driving?
    And good job saying on TV that it isn't fair she got a ticket cause she got home without causing an accident. She still endangered lives of other people...

  7. artbot
    January 31st, 2008 at 12:23 pm

    My guess is she hit & ran over something/one, and is trying to get a jump on the situation.

  8. Paul
    January 31st, 2008 at 1:07 pm

    I think she is funny. But I have to tell you if I was in her situation I wouldn't have call the cops.

  9. Lea
    January 31st, 2008 at 3:41 pm

    she called...but she still drove home?
    why didn't this other person just drive her?
    I don't think she deserves any commendation! She stepped up to the glass, not the plate, and then stepped on the gas.
    If she was really so worried, she wouldn't have driven, and it is totally fair for her to get, at very least, a ticket for drunk driving. I have no tolerance for crap like that and I don't think law enforcement should either.

  10. PJ
    January 31st, 2008 at 7:14 pm

    HELL NO she didn't do the right thing, she still drove drunk. She should still go to jail, period. F**k this pat on the back business.

  11. kansasgirl
    January 31st, 2008 at 8:07 pm

    @vako - most small towns and rural areas don't have cabs. From the looks of the woman's house and garage, she lives on a farm or at the least a rural area.

    I'm not defending her driving drunk, I'm just saying, don't assume everyone in the U.S. has access to cab service.

  12. Alex
    January 31st, 2008 at 8:51 pm

    Proves that your judgment is severely impaired when drunk. It's amazing she got home safely - she could've easily ran over someone.


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