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Drunk driver calls 911 on herself

She later failed the field sobriety test

Updated: Monday, 02 Nov 2009, 10:38 AM MST
Published : Monday, 02 Nov 2009, 10:37 AM MST

    (CNN) - A rather unusual call came into Clark County 911 in Wisconsin this weekend. Mary M. Strey called in to report that she was driving drunk. Below is the transcript from the 911 call:

    Dispatcher: Clark County 911.

    Mary M. Strey: Somebody's really drunk, driving down Granton Road.

    Dispatcher: OK, where at, on Granton Road?

    Mary M. Strey: Ah, there's only like six miles drive through Granton and Neillsville.

    Dispatcher: Which way are they going?

    Mary M. Strey: They are going, um.

    Dispatcher: Toward Granton or going toward Neillsville?

    Mary M. Strey: Towards Granton.

    Dispatcher: OK, are you behind them, or?

    Mary M. Strey: No, I am them.

    Dispatcher: You am them?

    Mary M. Strey: Yes, I am them?

    Dispatcher: OK, so you want to call in and report that you're driving drunk?

    Mary M. Strey: Yes.

    The dispatcher told Strey to pull over and wait for police. Officers said she failed the field sobriety test and was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated.

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