Tipsy driver dozes off at McDonald's drive-thru
CBC News
Posted: Jun 25, 2012 7:41 AM ET
Last Updated: Jun 25, 2012 12:33 PM ET
Chatham-Kent police were called and found a woman asleep in her car at 5:24 a.m. waiting for McDonald's food. (Charles Rex Arbogast/Associated Press file)
A woman was arrested and charged with drunk driving after ordering a Filet o' Fish sandwich at a McDonald's drive-thru in Chatham, Ont., early Sunday.
The woman was told her order would take a few minutes and was asked to pull into the waiting area, where she fell asleep.
Chatham-Kent police were called and found the woman asleep in her car at 5:24 a.m. She was taken to the police station for a breathalyzer test.
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