Kentucky mayor falls asleep on fast-food drive-thru line, crashes into pole: report
Shively Mayor Beverly Chester-Burton crashed her silver Cadillac, charged with driving under the influence
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Kentucky mayor was arrested for driving under the influence after falling asleep in a White Castle drive-thru line and crashing into a utility pole Tuesday night, authorities said.
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Louisville Metro Police officers found Shively Mayor Beverly Chester-Burton standing outside her silver Cadillac after smashing into a pole as she was trying to leave the parking lot around 11 p.m., the Louisville Courier-Journal reported.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Witnesses said Chester-Burton fell asleep behind the wheel at the fast-food drive-thru line, and even had to knock on her window to wake her up, according to a police report obtained by the outlet.
Shively, Ky. mayor Beverly Chester-Burton was arrested for driving under the influence after falling asleep in a White Castle drive-thru line and crashing into a utility pole Tuesday night.
Cops reported Chester-Burton reeked of alcohol and failed a sobriety test when she couldn’t walk in a straight line.
Chester-Burton, who was elected Shively’s first Black mayor in 2018, told police she had dinner and two apple martinis at 5 p.m., but then changed her story saying she had the drinks at 9 p.m., the police report states.
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The mayor was booked into Louisville Metro Department of Corrections and released Wednesday. She’s set to be arraigned on Friday.