Florida mail carrier gets DUI after drinking vodka at house party on delivery route, police say

MELBOURNE, Fla. – A USPS idiosyncratic was arrested earlier this period successful Melbourne aft she drank intoxicant astatine a location enactment connected her way and was aboriginal caught driving the incorrect mode successful traffic, according to a probable origin affidavit obtained by Local 10 Orlando quality spouse WKMG.

Katelyne Dye, 33, was arrested April 12 connected a complaint of DUI.

According to the affidavit, Melbourne constabulary were notified that a USPS message motortruck was driving successful the other question lane connected South Harbor City Boulevard and that the operator was throwing integrative cups retired of the vehicle.

When officers arrived, they saw the message motortruck driving westbound connected East University Boulevard earlier making a U-turn to caput east, the affidavit said. Police said the motortruck “swerved successful and retired of its lane” and traveled into the other lane.

Officers pulled implicit the message motortruck and said Dye “appeared confused and disoriented,” according to the affidavit. The officers conducted tract sobriety exercises and said her results were “indicative of idiosyncratic nether the influence,” the affidavit reads.

Police questioned Dye, who said she was delivering to a location connected Riverview Drive erstwhile she was invited wrong for a party, the section said. Dye told constabulary she drank 2 shots of vodka earlier she was pulled over, according to authorities.

The officers asked wherefore she was swerving successful and retired of postulation and she said it was due to the fact that she had fallen dormant portion driving, according to the affidavit. They besides asked astir her cupful thrown retired of the conveyance and she said it was conscionable h2o she utilized to swish successful her rima to not odor similar alcohol, the affidavit reads.

Police said they besides spoke with witnesses who called successful the incidental and they reported seeing the message motortruck connected U.S. 1, wherever she astir struck aggregate vehicles arsenic the motortruck swerved connected the roadway, according to the affidavit.

Dye was booked into the Brevard County jail.

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