Woman drives car onto golf course, into sand trap

[June 21, 2012]  UXBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- A woman told police she drove her car into a sand trap on a Massachusetts golf course because her GPS sent her the wrong way.

Police say she was drunk.

Patricia Maione was held on $10,000 bail after pleading not guilty Tuesday to charges including driving with a suspended license and fourth offense drunken driving.

Authorities say the 47-year-old woman's car got stuck at the Whitinsville Golf Club in Northbridge on Monday. She told police her GPS told her to turn left, which she said led her through a corn field and onto the golf course.

The Telegram & Gazette (http://bit.ly/KyIRYF) reports that police say they found a cup filled with alcohol in her car.

There were golfers on the course at the time, but no one was hurt.

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Information from: Telegram & Gazette, http://www.telegram.com/

[Associated Press]

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