Driver exhibited erratic behavior, distracted by children, Charlton MA

Traffic

Reported: 11/9/2025 01:18 PM

Stafford St & Brookfield Rd, Charlton, MA 01507

A driver on Mugget Hill Road was reported driving erratically and suspected of intoxication. The vehicle, a white Honda, was later stopped on Stafford Street. Investigation showed the driver was distracted by her three young children in the car, causing the erratic driving. The children are now safe at home.

Audio|Source: Charlton Police Dispatch

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Transcript:

00:00

296N, taking report, RADC operator,

00:03

heading west down on Mugget Hill Road towards the center of town, described as a white-Wark band, R.P.

00:08

Broadmeal, Vast, PCC, with a license plate, Lima Tango (number withheld), repeating LP 57.

00:26

We have the last location and the nature of the erratic.

00:37

And left on Mugget Hill Road, last thing was in the area of near Mugget Hill Road.

00:42

RP to say that he thinks that the vehicle operator is intoxicated and then hung up on it.

00:56

It's gonna be US LP 57 just passed me up the town hall going towards.

01:06

Race it. Race it.

01:15

I'm not sure if it went to Sonic or not.

01:18

Yeah, it went to Sonic.

01:22

Comes back out of 44 Stafford Street.

01:27

73926.

01:34

I was just stopped by the R.P.

01:37

They were in mass 5 kilo Lima.

01:41

I'm sorry. Excuse me, hold on.

01:44

Five keel, five kilo Jullet Alpha 3-7, 5KJA 3-7, no white Honda.

01:50

They claim that he crossed the center line multiple times.

01:54

I'm all good.

02:06

I'll be caught here with that on Stafford.

02:09

Just off of Brookfield Road.

02:12

Very soon.

02:14

I'll be all with 740.1.

02:21

Free soon.

02:30

7-4-tracks.

02:35

Sorry, sir.

02:37

We'll be clear of verbal registered order.

02:40

All checks out.

02:42

All checks out.

02:44

Okay.

02:53

She has three young kids in her car.

02:56

They may have distracted her at one point.

02:59

They're home safe now.

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Stafford St & Brookfield Rd, Charlton, MA 01507

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