By Jim Clark

Police officers were dispatched to a Beacon St. location in the early morning hours of Saturday on reports of a hit and run accident. They had been informed that the vehicle responsible for the damage was parked in the Whole Foods parking lot on Beacon St.

Officers arrived at the scene of the accident and reportedly observed that two vehicles had sustained severe damage. They then proceeded to the Whole Foods lot to try and find the driver and car responsible for the damage.

As they entered the parking lot, the officers quickly spotted a vehicle with heavy damage to its front end, with the bumper completely off.

The driver of the car, Gabrielle Mulrean, 22, of Brighton, appeared to be intoxicated, according to police reports, and that there was a smell of alcohol coming from inside the car after Mulrean rolled down the driver’s side window.

When asked to produce her driver’s license and registration, she reportedly had trouble locating them as she searched through her purse. The car’s passenger eventually helped Mulrean to find the items.

Police reported that Mulrean seemed to be glassy-eyed and had slurred speech.

Officers asked Mulrean how much she had to drink and she reportedly told them that she had two cocktails earlier that evening in a local nightclub.

When asked about the detached front bumper, Mulrean reportedly told officers that it had been working itself loose all day and finally came off when she entered the parking lot.

Mulrean also reportedly told police that she did not remember whether or not she had been involved with the accident reported earlier.

A witness to the accident told officers that a car matching the description of Mulrean’s vehicle had crashed into two cars on Beacon St. and then pulled into the parking lot.

Mulrean was placed under arrest and charged with operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor.