Friday, August 27, 2010

Son Reports Mom - Drunk-Driving With Gun

The Gainesville News reports on the courageous actions of a boy who reported his mother for drunk driving while carrying a gun. Thanks Southern Beale for the link.

The son of a Gainesville woman told officers his mother was driving drunk while armed with a gun.

Deputies arrested Paula Marie Bermudez, 41, and charged her with DUI, carrying a concealed firearm and using a firearm while under the influence of alcohol.

Deputies said they found a semi-automatic handgun on the passenger seat of her red Toyota Highlander.


What's your opinion? Was that a courageous move on the part of the son? Isn't it true that his actions might have saved lives? Or do you think having a few drinks, driving and having a gun are not all that incompatible?

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2 comments:

  1. Good on the son. Drunk driving is still a serious problem in this nation. It is obvious that the drinking and driving education campaigns have influenced this kid's behavior for the better.

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  2. I'm trying to figure out how she was charged with carrying a concealed firearm when FL law doesn't disallow people to have a firearm in the car, and it wasn't concealed.

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