Milford Woman Charged with 5th OUI Ordered to House Arrest

A Milford woman who was arrested in Hopkinton and charged with her fifth drunken driving offense has been ordered to stay home while she awaits trial.

Carolyn Sammarco, 57, was ordered to house arrest during a dangerousness hearing in Framingham District Court, according to the Metrowest Daily News.

Sammarco was arrested Sunday night after a Hopkinton police officer observed her vehicle swerve over the middle yellow line on West Main Street. The driver, however, ignored the police lights, sirens, and request to stop.

The vehicle finally pulled over after stopping at a red light and turning onto South Street. Sammarco allegedly told police that she didn’t know what to do.

Booth described Sammarco’s eyes as “bloodshot and glassy,” and wrote that her breath smelled of alcohol. Sammarco admitted drinking with friends in Framingham earlier.

Sammarco was taken into custody after failing several field sobriety and Breathalyzer tests. Her license was suspended for 180 days.

Defense attorney Meryl Kukura said Sammarco has been unemployed since September and living in Milford. She called the incident ”a relapse of sorts,” noting that her last OUI was 21 years ago.

While awaiting trial, Sammarco will live with her brother in Needham and must wear a GPS device and a device that monitors her sobriety.

If she is found guilty, Sammarco faces a minimum of two and a half years in jail.