DEARBORN (MI)
Detroit Free Press
By Jim Schaefer
Detroit Free Press Staff Writer
The pastor of a Catholic parish in Dearborn was completely undressed and told city police “I like to drive around naked” after he was pulled over last week on suspicion of drunken driving, according to the arresting officer’s report on the incident.
“I was, uh, hot … I like to drive around naked,” A Dearborn officer quoted Rev. Peter Petroske as saying after he was stopped at 11:18 p.m. on Aug. 2. Police said Petroske’s clothes were scattered across the inside of his Volkswagen Passat and he was allowed to get dressed before stepping out of the vehicle for sobriety tests.
“I don’t know want to say. I’m embarrassed,” police quoted the 57-year-old priest as saying.
The police report, obtained by the Free Press under a Freedom of Information Act request, said officers detected a strong odor of alcohol in the vehicle and that Petroske was unable to recite the alphabet or count backwards. A chemical test showed his blood-alcohol level was .09, just over the limit for drunken driving, the report said.
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