One woman took the keys from her car.
LUDLOW – Police arrested a 33-year-old woman and charged her with drunken driving after several bystanders intervened and stopped her from driving.
Amy L. Lagasse was arrested at about 7:25 p.m. Saturday and charged with drunken driving second offense, reckless endangerment of a child and driving on a suspended license, police Sgt. Daniel Valadas said.
The woman was first observed at the F.L. Roberts Sunoco station at 425 Center St. Several customers saw her either falling asleep or acting disoriented in her car while her 2-year-old child was sitting in the back seat, Valadas said.
One couple who tried to help her called police and took away her keys so she could not drive away. A third person also intervened and asked the gas station clerk to call police.
When police officers arrived they determined the woman was drinking and arrested her. The Department of Families and Children was called and turned custody of the child over to the father, Valadas said.