Mayor Falls Asleep in Drive-Thru, Crashes Cadillac

Mayor Falls Asleep in Drive-Thru, Crashes Cadillac

Newser - Crime·2020-12-04 01:00

(Newser) – A Kentucky mayor crashed her silver Cadillac into a utility pole after falling asleep in the drive-thru line at a White Castle, police say. Beverly Chester-Burton, mayor of the Louisville suburb Shively, was charged with driving under the influence after the incident Tuesday night, the Louisville Courier-Journal reports. Police say they smelled alcohol on her breath when they spoke to her. She refused a blood test and failed multiple field sobriety tests, according to a citation. Police say the 59-year-old mayor told officers she had hit the pole because her accelerator got stuck and she was trying to avoid hitting other vehicles, WDRB reports.

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