Postal worker arrested on DUI charge after drinking vodka at house party on delivery route in Melbourne, police say

MELBOURNE, Fla. – A USPS worker was arrested earlier this month in Melbourne after she drank alcohol at a house party on her route and was later caught driving the wrong way in traffic, according to a probable cause affidavit.

Katelyne Dye, 33, was arrested April 12 on a charge of DUI.

According to the affidavit, Melbourne police were notified that a USPS mail truck was driving in the opposite travel lane on South Harbor City Boulevard and that the driver was throwing plastic cups out of the vehicle.

When officers arrived, they saw the mail truck driving west on East University Boulevard before making a U-turn to head east, the affidavit said. Police said the truck “swerved in and out of its lane” and traveled into the opposite lane.

Officers pulled over the mail truck and said Dye “appeared confused and disoriented,” according to the affidavit. The officers conducted field sobriety exercises and said her results were “indicative of someone under the influence,” the affidavit reads.

Police questioned Dye, who said she was delivering to a home on Riverview Drive when she was invited inside for a party, the department said. Dye told police she drank two shots of vodka before she was pulled over, according to authorities.

The officers asked why she was swerving in and out of traffic and she said it was because she had fallen asleep while driving, according to the affidavit. They also asked about her cup thrown out of the vehicle and she said it was just water she used to swish in her mouth to not smell like alcohol, the affidavit reads.

Police said they also spoke with witnesses who called in the incident and they reported seeing the mail truck on U.S. 1, where she almost struck multiple vehicles as the truck swerved on the roadway, according to the affidavit.

Dye was booked into the Brevard County jail.