Supercalifragilistic-flop as DUI suspect fails Mary Poppins defense after crashing truck
STAFFORD COUNTY, VA – A Virginia woman’s attempt to prove her sobriety by reciting Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious fell flat after she crashed her truck into a telephone pole and failed to convince deputies she was just a “bad driver.”
At approximately 12:38 a.m. on September 21, Deputy S.A. Fulford responded to the intersection of Harrell Road and Forbes Street following multiple 911 calls reporting a Ford F-150 partially off the roadway and lodged in a ditch after hitting a utility pole. Witnesses told dispatchers the driver appeared to be intoxicated.
Upon arrival, Fulford found the vehicle stuck and made contact with the woman behind the wheel, who denied drinking and blamed the crash on her driving skills. However, her unsteady movements and slurred speech told a different story.
In a bizarre turn, the driver tried to demonstrate that her speech was not slurred by voluntarily attempting to say “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.” She did not succeed — and deputies made it clear the word is not part of any field sobriety protocol.
The woman was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, reckless driving, and refusal. She was booked at the Rappahannock Regional Jail on a $2,000 secured bond.
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Key Points
- A woman crashed a truck into a telephone pole and appeared intoxicated when deputies arrived
- She attempted to prove sobriety by saying “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” but failed
- The driver was charged with DUI, reckless driving, and refusal, and held on $2,000 bond
