BRIEF: Police: Woman pulls into Sunoco station gassed

SALEM, Sep 27, 2008 (The Salem News - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- SUN | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Officers Jonathan Bedard and Barry Driscoll went to the MBTA station around 11 p.m. Wednesday to investigate a report of a blue car involved in a crash. The officers found two metal fence posts knocked over and shattered glass and pieces of metal and plastic nearby.

Meanwhile, a caller to the police station reported seeing a blue car that was "all over the road," before the driver pulled into the Sunoco gas station on Colon Street, where she had gotten out of the car and was staggering around the lot, the witness said.

When the officers arrived, they identified Donna R. Matczak, 50, of 224 Canal St., Salem. Their report said her eyes were bloodshot and her speech was slurred.

Matczak refused to take a field sobriety test and was taken to the station for a Breathalyzer test, which she couldn't complete despite three tries.

She was arrested and charged with drunken driving and leaving the scene of an accident with property damage.

To see more of The Salem News or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.salemnews.com/. Copyright (c) 2008, The Salem News, Beverly, Mass. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For reprints, email tmsreprints@permissionsgroup.com, call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write to The Permissions Group Inc., 1247 Milwaukee Ave., Suite 303, Glenview, IL 60025, USA.

More News:   Market Updates | Stock Alerts | All Trading News | Stock Index