MELBOURNE, FL — A United States Postal Service worker delivering mail in Melbourne was arrested last week after she admitted to drinking shots of vodka at a party during her delivery route and was caught driving the wrong direction and swerving through traffic in her government-issued mail truck.
According to the Melbourne Police Department, the driver, identified as 33-year-old Katelyne Dye, was spotted by witnesses driving erratically on South Harbor City Boulevard around mid-afternoon on April 12. The reporting vehicle followed Dye’s USPS truck after seeing red Solo cups being thrown from the driver’s window and noticing the smell of alcohol coming from the truck.
When officers caught up with the truck on East University Boulevard, they observed Dye swerving in and out of her lane, even crossing into oncoming traffic. Officers say the truck came dangerously close to hitting multiple cars and a group of children fundraising near the intersection of Lipscomb Street before police initiated a traffic stop.