Cambridge Woman Arrested for DUI After Showing Up to Hardware Store Visibly Intoxicated

Cambridge, MD - A Cambridge woman was arrested last week after arriving at a local hardware store visibly impaired and three times over the legal alcohol limit.

At approximately 12:04 p.m. on April 24, 2026, Cambridge Police Department officers were called to E.S. Hubbert and Son, located at 403 Sunburst Highway, after employees reported an intoxicated customer on the premises.

Employees told officers that an older woman, later identified as 63-year-old Cynthia Jo Clothier of Cambridge, Maryland, had walked into the store stumbling and showing clear signs of impairment. According to employees, Clothier stated she needed a lawnmower fixed and wanted help removing it from her vehicle.

Staff also reported smelling a strong odor of alcohol coming from Clothier during the encounter.

When officers arrived and reviewed security camera footage, they observed Clothier driving her vehicle into the parking lot. Officers then made contact with Clothier directly and immediately noticed a strong odor of alcohol coming from her as well.

Clothier agreed to perform standardized field sobriety tests (SFST) at the scene. Her performance on those tests was unsuccessful, and she was placed under arrest.

Clothier was transported to the Cambridge Police Department for further investigation. She elected to take a breath test, which returned a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .24. The legal limit in Maryland is .08, meaning Clothier tested at three times the legal limit.

Officers also discovered that Clothier had a current restriction on her driver's license requiring the use of an Ignition Interlock System on any vehicle she operates. That device is designed to prevent a vehicle from starting if the driver has alcohol in their system.

Clothier was released on citations and charged with the following:

• Driving Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol

• Driving While Impaired by Alcohol

• Driving Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol Per Se

• Failure to Display Registration Card

• Driving Vehicle Not Equipped with an Interlock Ignition System

• Knowingly Driving Motor Vehicle without Interlock System

This case serves as a reminder of the dangers of drunk driving, even during the middle of the day. A BAC of .24 is considered severely impaired, and at that level, a driver poses a serious risk to themselves and everyone else on the road.

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