A man found asleep in his car in a McDonald's drive-through lane has been charged with drunk driving.
Restaurant employees called police in the early morning on Saturday, May 19. They had been waiting 15 minutes for Terrance Forte, 32, to drive from the first window to the second window of the drive-through.
Officer William Mahon's report said he found Forte asleep with the engine running and his right foot on the brake. Forte offered Mahon US$10 (NT$330) for his food order when Mahon tried to wake him, the report said.
Forte's blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit.
Forte was given his third drunk-driving charge and was later released.
Reporters weren't able to find a telephone number for Forte.
(catherine Thomas, Staff writer with AP)
一名開車到麥當勞得來速車道點餐卻在自己車內睡著的男子，被控酒後駕車。
五月十九日（週六）清晨，餐廳員工報警說，他們等泰倫斯?佛堤（現年三十二歲）從得來速的第一個窗口開到第二個窗口，足足等了十五分鐘。
警員威廉斯?瑪宏在報告中表示，他發現佛堤睡著了，當時汽車引擎仍在運轉，而佛堤的右腳還踩著煞車。報告中說，當瑪宏叫醒他時，佛堤還付了他十美元（新台幣三百三十元）的餐點費。
佛堤的血液酒精濃度超過法定標準值兩倍以上。這是他第三次酒駕被起訴，並於稍後獲釋。
記者無法取得佛堤電話號碼與他聯繫。
（美聯社／翻譯：林倩如）
1. drive-through n.
得來速 (de2 lai2 su4)，免下車服務 (mian3 xia4 che1 fu2 wu4)
例: We didn't have much time, so we picked up some fast food at a drive-through.
(因為沒什麼時間，所以我們開車到得來速買了些速食。)
2. drunk driving n. phr.
酒後駕車 (jiu3 hou4 jia4 che1)
例: Drunk driving causes many accidents.
(酒後駕車造成許多意外。)
3. charge n.
控告 (kong4 gao4)
例: Steven was arrested on Sunday. The police said the charge was theft.
(警方週日以竊盜罪名逮捕史蒂芬。)
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