She stopped to get directions — and got sent to the slammer.
A Yonkers woman claims police falsely accused her of drunken driving and used her as a “guinea pig” in order to teach a rookie officer how to process an arrest, according to a lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court.
Debra Carey, 54, says she got lost in The Bronx after a day at the beach last summer and pulled over to ask a group of cops for help.
An officer asked for her license and registration, then quickly collared her, the suit states. The officer allegedly cited the administrative assistant’s red face, nervous demeanor and stuttering as reasons to take her in. Carey says she was sunburned and justly nervous.
She also claims that she was kept in a holding cell for 90 minutes despite a breath test’s having come back clean.
She seeks $500,000 in damages.