Afternoon drinks end in handcuffs for Prince Albert woman

One Prince Albert woman is feeling more than just the effects of alcohol after an afternoon of drinking left police with an easy to solve case.

Around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Saskatoon police got a call from a bar on Broadway saying a woman left without paying her large tab. Unfortunately for the woman, she left her purse and identification behind, thwarting any potential dine-and-dash efforts.

An hour later, police got another call of a woman driving a black Mercedes leaving a bar on Diefenbaker Drive without paying her tab. This time the woman left her shoes behind.

At 5:40 p.m. around ten minutes later, police were called about a collision on at 11th Street West and Circle Drive. The witness on the phone said a Mercedes had run into a truck and was leaving the scene east on 11th St.

A patrol car found a black Mercedes smashed against a fence down the street at 11th St. and Avenue W only minutes later.

There, a shoe-less woman stood next to the wrecked car, making this an open and shut case for police.

A 35-year-old woman is facing charges of impaired driving, driving while prohibited and a variety of dine-and-dash related charges. She is scheduled to appear in Saskatoon Provincial Court in September.