KY Dem Mayor Arrested After Passing Out In White Castle Drive-Thru, Charged With DUI
December 4, 2020A Kentucky mayor was arrested after she fell asleep in the drive-thru at White Castle and hit another car before she crashed into a utility pole.
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Shively Democrat Mayor Beverly Chester-Burton was charged with driving under the influence after police smelled alcohol.
Several witnesses told police that she was passed out in her car and didn't move after they tried to wake her up several times.
When Louisville Metro Police officers arrived at the scene, Chester-Burton was reportedly standing outside her silver Cadillac.
Witnesses told police multiple people tried had to knock on the window to wake her up.
“At some point, Chester-Burton struck the rear of a truck which was pushed into the rear of another vehicle,” the citation said. “She then exited the parking lot striking the pole.”
From the Courier-Journal:
Officers reported they began to smell alcohol from the mayor’s breath after speaking with her more. Chester-Burton told them she had two apple martinis with dinner at 5 p.m. but later said it had been at 9 p.m., according to the citation.
Chester-Burton agreed to a field sobriety test and failed to keep her head straight and walk in a straight line during the test, according to the citation.
From Fox News:
Chester-Burton, who was elected Shively’s first Black mayor in 2018, told police she had dinner and two apple martinis at 5 p.m., but then changed her story saying she had the drinks at 9 p.m., the police report states.
The mayor was booked into Louisville Metro Department of Corrections and released Wednesday. She’s set to be arraigned on Friday.
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She was arrested and booked at Louisville Metro Corrections. She was later released and her arraignment is set for Friday at 1 p.m.
Just imagine for a second if this was a Republican mayor. Wonder what the mainstream media reaction would have been.
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