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Police get calls about drunken drivers all the time, but rarely do they come from the alleged offender.
A 17-year-old girl in Bismarck, N.D., called 911 on New Year’s Eve “to report herself driving under the influence,” police Lt. Randy Ziegler said. “I’ve never heard of such a thing happening, and neither has anyone here.”
The girl failed a sobriety test and was arrested for failing to have control of her vehicle while intoxicated. She was not cited for drunken driving, Ziegler said.
“Her keys were in her purse, and she was parked,” he said. “She did tell us that she had been driving around for hours.”
The call probably was a plea for help, he said.
“She told us her life was spiraling out of control, and she had spent the majority of time drinking over the past two weeks,” Ziegler said.
The girl, whose name was not disclosed because of her age, was released to her parents Thursday.
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