NY Woman Faces Newport DUI Charge

NEWPORT, RI—A 55-year-old Brewster, NY woman who allegedly drove drunk in Newport over the weekend will return to District Court Wednesday for arraignment.

Patricia Brady was arrested Sunday after an officer on patrol reported seeing her swerving in and out of the lane and briefly driving the wrong way down a one-way section of Thames Street at around 4:20 a.m.

Once stopped, Brady said she was on her way to a hotel in Middletown and smelled like alcohol, according to a police report. She later failed a field sobriety test and was taken into custody without incident.

Although Brady agreed to take a preliminary breath test at the scene, but she was unable to blow hard enough to register an accurate reading, police said. Later, at police headquarters, she again did not blow hard enough to register a reading. As a result, police cited her for refusing a chemical test.

Brady was released on $1,000 personal recognizance by a justice of the peace on Sunday and is expected in Newport County District Court this morning.