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An erratic driver in Bridgewater was apparently just spoiling their dinner

Police wound up catching the driver living their best life.

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By John Waller

September 12, 2018

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The Bridgewater Police Department posts a plethora of incidents to its Twitter feed, but one such incident caught the attention of the department’s followers on Tuesday.

On Sept. 1, a caller reported an erratic driver in town. As it would turn out, the driver was just working on a Friendly’s cone before a stop at Burger King.

9/1/18 7:49pm Cell call reports car is swerving over the center line and
driving erratically. The vehicle would slow and speed up for no reason. Party checks out ok. Operator was eating a Friendlys ice cream cone while en route to Burger King.

— Bridgewater Police (Massachusetts) (@BwtrPolice) September 12, 2018