Woman on way to "meet Jesus" pulled over by paramedics for DUI (MUGSHOT)
Posted by: Jon Ben-Mayor on 08/18/2013 06:52 AM [ Comments ]
A woman in Gwinnett County, GA., was driving so erratically that she drew the attention of authorities; just not the authorities you would expect. Gwinnett Fire and Emergency Services medics noticed Myrtice Mainer driving at a high rate of speed on two shredded tires and decided to make the stop themselves rather than wait for police.
The two GCFES medics were leaving the Fire Academy fuel station in Med Unit 16 when they were passed by a 2013 Volkswagon Tiguan. The medics noticed the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed and had two flat tires.
"[The medics] stated that due to the severity of the situation, they decided to try and stop the vehicle to see what was wrong," the officer wrote in the report obtained by the Patch.
The medics were able to get the vehicle driven by 52-year-old Myrtice Mainer of Ellenwood to pull into the parking lot of Buffalo's on Braselton Highway.
When the officer arrived, Mainer was leaning against the SUV and "mumbling something" to a passerby who had stopped to offer assistance. Upon speaking with Mainer, the officer noticed an odor of alcoholic beverage.
"I asked the suspect again where she was going and she stated she was 'going to my apartment ... no, a hotel somewhere around the Mall of Georgia to meet Jesus," the report stated.
Mainer failed the battery of field sobriety tests and was placed under arrest for DUI. The SUV was impounded and Mainer was transported to the Gwinnett County Jail without incident. She was released the following day on a $2,006 bond.
"[The medics] stated that due to the severity of the situation, they decided to try and stop the vehicle to see what was wrong," the officer wrote in the report obtained by the Patch.
The medics were able to get the vehicle driven by 52-year-old Myrtice Mainer of Ellenwood to pull into the parking lot of Buffalo's on Braselton Highway.
When the officer arrived, Mainer was leaning against the SUV and "mumbling something" to a passerby who had stopped to offer assistance. Upon speaking with Mainer, the officer noticed an odor of alcoholic beverage.
"I asked the suspect again where she was going and she stated she was 'going to my apartment ... no, a hotel somewhere around the Mall of Georgia to meet Jesus," the report stated.
Mainer failed the battery of field sobriety tests and was placed under arrest for DUI. The SUV was impounded and Mainer was transported to the Gwinnett County Jail without incident. She was released the following day on a $2,006 bond.
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