Accused Drunk Driver v. Osterville's Main Street

An alleged drunk driver sped out of control into a fire hydrant, telephone poll and wooden fence on Osterville's Main Street Wednesday afternoon.

David Reeder, 51, of 49 Hyde Park Rd., Centerville was arrested and charged with an OUI with .08 blood alcohol level, reckless endangerment, speeding and moving outside marked lanes.

C-O-MM Fire Department and police arrived on the scene to find a black Corvette smashed through a fence near 1254 Main St.

Reeder was medically OK according to an arrest report, but his victims - the hydrant, poll and fence, were severely damaged.

A witness told police, "I was right behind him, we were going 35-40. All of a sudden he took off, it was over the hill so I could not see, but when I came to the top I could see the electrical wires hanging."

According to the police report, Reeder hit the fire hydrant and skidded about 450 feet into a telephone pole knocking it out of the ground and finally ended up in a fence beyond the pole.

Reeder told officers he was returning home after a doctor appointment when his gas peddle got stuck to the ground. Reeder said the stuck peddle caused the car to speed up to about 100 mph.

Officers smelled alcohol on his breath and reported his eyes looked glassed over. They questioned if he had been drinking.

At first he denied drinking, then admitted to having "one Mic Ultra at 11 a.m." after an officer told him he smelled alcohol and knew what it smelled like. 

Police found a bottle of Kimoff vodka on the passenger floor.

Reed failed one sobriety test and failed a breathalyzer when he was booked at the police station.