Crime & Safety
Police: Woman Arrested for DUI Had .39 Percent BAC
Hellertown police say Julie Ann McCoy's blood alcohol concentration (BAC) was found to be .39 percent following a motor vehicle accident at Main and Water streets June 11.
Hellertown police say a woman arrested for DUI June 11 had a blood alcohol concentration almost five times the legal limit in Pennsylvania.
Julie Ann McCoy, of the 200 block of Saucon View Drive, Bethlehem, was arrested at approximately 8pm, after she allegedly drove a 2001 white Mercury Cougar over a curb and onto an "Enter Only" sign next to the Wells Fargo bank parking lot at Water and Main streets.
According to a police department press release, "police detected a strong odor of alcohol on Julie McCoy" after they made contact with her.
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Police said McCoy--whose blood alcohol concentration (BAC) was allegedly .39 percent at the time of the accident--was also observed staggering from her vehicle.
The legal limit for BAC in Pennsylvania is .08 percent.
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McCoy was arrested for DUI following the accident, police said.
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