I've known people who
have been arrested for drunk driving. It is an uncomfortable and
upsetting experience anyone would try to avoid. When faced with
going to jail for DUI, a person will start to make up endless
excuses. Just like Jake in the original Blues Brothers movie
pleading with the Carrie Fisher character, individuals facing a DUI
charge will say the darndest things.
“It wasn't my fault,
somebody spilled alcohol on the driver seat of my car and it must
have seeped into my system.”
“I was attacked by
robbers who said if I drank all sorts of alcohol they would let me
and my stuff go free. It was a matter of getting drunk to survive.”
“Someone must have
poured alcohol into my health food drink. I think we need to find
who is really responsible for this situation. I'm actually an
innocent victim.”
One woman in Ohio was
very original when it came to an excuse for driving drunk.
There is a woman who
actually blamed Taco Bell nachos for her alleged drunk driving
incident. I'm sure it was a good thing she didn't try to blame it on
a beer batter dipped fish sandwich.
Below are excerpts from
the story with my valuable insights in italics.
Cleveland.com reports that
the woman was driving a black jeep in North Royalton, Ohio, on April
6 when the incident occurred. The police officer claims that he had
to swerve his vehicle to avoid being hit. He then pulled the woman
over, and when he asked her what happened, she held up a bag of Taco
Bell and blamed the nachos.
I'm sure this was a
rather interesting conversation. After working hard to avoid a
collision, a police officer puts on his lights and pulls a woman
over.
“Excuse me, ma'am,
could I see license and registration please.”
She hands them to the
officer.”
“Ma'am, I had to
swerve my vehicle to avoid you hitting me. Can you explain what
happened?”
The woman holds up a
bag of nachos.”
“You're blaming your
dangerous driving on nachos?”
“These are not just
any nachos. These are Taco Bell nachos. I think I'm the victim of
inappropriate food labeling.”
“What?”
“Nowhere on the
package, receipt or on the food's container does it say to not eat
these when driving. They have these types of labels on medication
and alcohol, why not Taco Bell nachos?”
“Ma'am, you should
know better than to drive while eating nachos. It's common sense.”
“People should know
not to drive after drinking alcohol or taking medication, but they
have labels. I think Taco Bell nachos should also have a label.
Without them, people like me will drive and eat them. I'm a victim
here. It's common sense.”
According to the officer,
her center console was covered in shredded cheese.
She initially refused to
get out of her vehicle, claiming that she had prior drunk driving
arrests and was a single mom. Cleveland.com reports that
she had been convicted for drunken driving offenses in 2009 and 2015.
If her center console
was covered with shredded cheese, I wonder if she had more than
nachos. Was there also a taco or two involved? I like the logic
that a policeman pulls you over and asks you to step out of your
vehicle. You then refuse because you have previously been arrested
for drunk driving and are a single mother. Do they get some sort of
exemption I do not know about? I suppose getting out of your vehicle
when told to by a police officer only applies to married mothers with
no drunk driving arrests? At least she was telling the truth about
her previous drunk driving convictions. What did she think would
happen if she just stayed in her vehicle? The police officer would
get bored, leave and go to Taco Bell because the nachos all over her
car looked so good it made him hungry?
After failing a field
sobriety test, she was taken into custody. Cleveland.com reports that
she was arrested for drinking and driving and cited with driving left
of center, not giving full attention and obstructing official
business.
(Sarcasm Alert)
I'm sure the police
officer could have also charged her with abuse and false allegation
of Taco Bell nachos.
I hope certain groups
don't get involved in this situation like the Right to Eat Nachos and
Drive Coalition (REND). There could also be the Drunk Driving
Victims of Taco Bell Nachos (DDVTBN). Victims of Driving Under the
Influence of Taco Bell Nachos LLC (VDUITBN).
There is a strong
possibility we may see them on the news chanting about wanting to
protect their right to eat Taco Bell nachos and drive. In order to
show solidarity, the more radical members of these groups may throw
cheese all over their car's center consoles.
I don't think there is
an organization for people who admit to what they have done and take
responsibility. Not only do they not have an organization, but they're
also too boring to make the news.
Here is a link to the
story.
https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/woman-blames-taco-bell-nachos-for-alleged-drunk-driving-incident
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