Drunk Babysitter Arrested

(Richland Township, Pennsylvania) Last month, a 41-year-old mother and babysitter, Sherry Ambolino, was arrested for driving drunk after she arrived at school to pick up a sick child. School officials alerted the police.

A Richland baby-sitter’s blood alcohol level was nearly six times the legal limit around 9:40 a.m. when she drove with four young children in her minivan to pick up her sick child from school, authorities revealed Friday.

Sherry Ambolino, 41, had a blood alcohol content of 0.46 after being arrested at Richland Elementary School in April, said Bucks County Assistant District Attorney Maureen Flannery.

The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.08.

“At 0.46 you’ve gone well beyond being devilish and delightful,” said Walter I. Hofman, a forensic pathologist and Montgomery County Coroner. “You’re swinging from lampposts.”

Ambolino waived a preliminary hearing this week, sending the case to trial court.

The four children in Ambolino's car at the time of the arrest were seven months to four years of age. They were returned to their parents unharmed.

Defense attorney Dale Reichley explained that Ambolino was suffering from personal issues that led to a serious drinking problem. She has sought rehabilitation.