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N.J. Police: Man Drives Until He's Sober

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Jun 11, 2008 8:56 am US/Central

N.J. Police: Man Drives Until He's Sober

LAKEHURST, N.J. (AP) ― Police have heard many excuses from suspected drunk drivers over the years, but what they heard from a Toms River man is one for the books. He allegedly told them he was driving around until he was sober enough to go home, fearing his mother would know he was drunk.

Before he could make it home Monday, police said 36-year-old Edward Defreitas crashed into an ambulance, causing it to overturn in the Route 70 circle in Lakehurst.

He was held in the Ocean County Jail on numerous charges including aggravated assault, drunk driving, and drug offenses.

Authorities said the injuries to two paramedics in the ambulance were not life-threatening.

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