By Norman Miller/Daily News staff MetroWest Daily News
Posted Mar 29, 2008 @ 01:20 AM
FRAMINGHAM —
A Framingham woman was arrested after several drivers called police reporting an erratic driver weaving all over Rte. 9 Thursday, police said.
Ellen Smith, 42, was arrested at 1:39 p.m. and charged with her third drunken driving offense after police stopped her in the Shoppers World parking lot, police spokesman Lt. Paul Shastany said.
At 1:30 p.m., police received several calls from drivers using cell phones about the erratic driver. They described the car as a black Chrysler Sebring convertible with the top down and gave the license plate.
Officer Thomas McCarthy found the Sebring along Rte. 9 entering Shoppers World.
"He pulled next to a car, and the witness pointed to the Sebring and said it was all over the road, swerving," said Shastany. "The light turned green, and the officer gets behind her (Smith), and it turned, almost striking the curb."
McCarthy stopped the car, and Smith asked why she was being pulled over. He told her about the reports and she said, "I didn't see you following me."
Smith had trouble finding her registration and McCarthy could smell alcohol, so he asked if she had been drinking.
"She said, 'I've only had one glass of wine. I'm not drunk,' " Shastany said.
McCarthy asked her to get out of the car and began questioning her.
"After some inquiries, she began crying and said she wanted to go home," the lieutenant said. Smith was then arrested.
Another witness told police he saw Smith throwing something in a trash bin at the Ski Market on Rte. 9 and then drove off.
"Officer (Garrett) Coffin went there and he found nine empty wine bottles," said Shastany. "She acknowledged those bottles were hers, but she said she didn't drink them all."
Smith, of 10 Main St., was charged with driving under the influence of liquor, a third offense. She was also cited for a marked lanes violation.
Smith was released without bail after her Framingham District Court arraignment yesterday. She is due back in court on April 30 for a pretrial conference.
Smith was convicted in Wrentham District Court in 1997 for OUI. The other conviction was in Framingham District Court, but the year was unavailable.
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