By Jim Clark

Police received a tip by phone that a possible drunk driver was heading into Union Square at approximately 1:00 a.m. last Saturday. The witness was following the vehicle in question along Washington St. while filling police in on what was happening.

An alert was dispatched to patrol cars in the area and the vehicle was soon spotted and stopped by officers in the area.

The officers reportedly witnessed the driver, a female later identified as Viktoriya Blindman, of Canton, attempt to switch places with the male passenger sitting beside her.

One of the officers open the driver’s side door and requested that the car be turned off and the keys handed over.

When the officer asked for a driver’s license and vehicle registration, Blindman reportedly began verbally abusing the officers while refusing to comply with their requests.

According to reports, the officers detected the odor of alcohol in the car as they questioned Blindman, who repeatedly refused to cooperate with them.

Several attempts were made to talk Blindman out of the vehicle, but she reportedly continued to refuse to cooperate and verbally abuse the officers.

Eventually, Blindman was removed from the vehicle by force as she continued to struggle and argue with the officers.

After receiving a burst of pepper spray, Blindman was finally subdued and taken into custody, charged with operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor second offense, disorderly conduct, and assault and battery on a police officer.

It was later learned that Blindman’s vehicle was involved in a hit and run accident in Boston just prior to this incident.