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GROTON — Groton Police nabbed another driver this week allegedly operating under the influence during a call to the Forge & Vine Monday night.

Officers were dispatched to the restaurant for a report of an intoxicated woman attempting to leave the restaurant in her vehicle, which was described as a beige Mazda 3 with Maine registration.

The officers located the vehicle in front of the Groton Inn, about 500 feet down the road from Forge & Vine, and identified the sole occupant as Jessica Gorell of Cliff, New Mexico.

“While speaking with Ms. Gorell, officers detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from her breath,” Deputy Chief Rachael Mead said in a statement Wednesday. “Officers also observed that her eyes were glassy and bloodshot and that she was slurring her words as she spoke.”

Gorell told the officers she was checking into a hotel after eating dinner at a restaurant in town, but was unable to provide the name of the establishment. She further stated that she had one drink with dinner.

Following an investigation, officers determined Gorell had been operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol. She was arrested and charged with operating under the influence of liquor.

According to the Mass.gov Alcohol and Suspensions page, drivers arrested for operating under the influence are asked to consent to a chemical test to their determine blood alcohol concentration.

“Massachusetts is an implied consent state,” the website said. “That means if you are arrested for OUI, you are deemed to have consented to a breathalyzer test. If you refuse to take the test, there is an administrative penalty in the form of a suspension.”

At the police station, Gorell provided a breath sample that registered a blood alcohol concentration of 0.141%. The legal BAC limit in Massachusetts for drivers 21 years or older is 0.08%.

Gorell was arraigned at Ayer District Court.

Firearms charge

Also on Monday, officers were dispatched to a business for a call for service. While on the call, officers observed a 12-gauge shotgun on scene.

A query of the owner through the state database confirmed that they did not have a license to carry or a firearms identification card.

They were charged with unlawfully possessing a firearm without a FID/LTC and will be arraigned at Ayer District Court at a later date.

The Groton Police Department is accredited through the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission, which assesses 257 mandatory standards during a rigorous review.

For more information, visit grotonpd.org.

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