Woman Allegedly Drove Drunk With 15 Foot Tree Stuck in Front Grille

Police have released photos and video from an arrest made in January of an alleged drunk driver traveling with a tree embedded in the front grille of their car.

The Roselle (IL) Police Department shared the images on their Facebook page from the January 23 incident.

The Chicago Tribune reports another motorist spotted the damaged vehicle and then quickly notified the police. called police. When an officer pulled the driver over, he unsurprisingly noticed the smell of alcohol.

The driver, 54 year-old Maryann Christy, told police that she hit the defenseless tree somewhere in town but didn't remember where. No word on how exactly long she was driving around with the approximately fifteen foot tall tree sticking out of the front end of her vehicle's grille.