Police: woman drinking daiquiris in parking lot charged with DWI
BATON ROUGE – Police said a 31-year-old woman was more than three times over the legal limit when she was arrested for DWI Saturday night.
Baton Rouge Police said Ashley Merriett was driving around 11:35 p.m. when she pulled into a Coffee Bean parking lot on the 12100 block of Coursey Blvd.
According to Police, Marriett parked her car and was drinking daiquiris with a passenger.
BRPD said an officer approached the vehicle and told her that there have been several burglaries in the area.
The officer said Merriett had a strong odor of alcohol on her breath, slurred speech and was swaying.
Police said she was unable to do a field sobriety test and was offered a breath test. Marriett registered a .252 BAC and police placed her under arrest.
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Baton Rouge Police said Marriett had two previous DWI arrests in 2008 and 2013. Her driver’s license was also suspended because of the 2013 arrest.