This story has to be one for the record books. On New Years eve, a 17 year old girl from Bismarck decided to call 911 from her cellphone, and tell the police she was driving drunk. The police chief is quoted as saying "I've never heard of such a thing happening, and neither has anyone here". It is a bit out of the ordinary, but certain life circumstances lead to this bizarre phone call.

When she called 911, she pulled her car over and told the police where she was. The police found her car shortly after she called 911. She was given a sobriety test and, of course, she failed it. The cops arrested her for DUI and failing to have control of her car while intoxicated.

Her call was most likely a plea for help, because once the police arrived the girl had some things to tell them. She said her life was out of control, and she has spend the majority of the previous two weeks drinking. Not exactly a great thing for an underage 17 year old to admit to the police, but her honesty did pay off.

She was not charged with driving under the influence because her keys were in her purse and her car was parked when the police found her. She did admit she had been driving around for a few hours before she called 911. She was arrested and released to her parents, but not charged with DUI.

This is obviously a touchy case. The DA could easily charge her with DUI if they wanted to, but her age and "responsibility" were factored in. Of course it's not responsible to drive around drunk, but finding help for her problem is. Hopefully she will get her life in order and learn from her mistake this New Years.