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Woman Refused Wine Rams Into Gas Pump, Setting It Ablaze

Dec. 3, 2003

A woman upset at being refused the sale of wine at a gas station rammed her car into a pump, setting it ablaze, police said.

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) -- A woman upset at being refused the sale of wine at a gas station rammed her car into a pump, setting it ablaze, police said.

Debra Ann Marren, 43, tried to buy some cheap fortified wine, but the Citgo clerk told her he couldn't sell it to her since it was illegal to sell alcohol between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m., according to Davie Police.

``She became irate and started screaming at the clerk, but he held his ground,'' Lt. Bill Bamford said Tuesday.

Marren then jumped in her car, reversed into the pump, and fled with the pump on fire, Bamford said.

Police received another call about a woman arguing with a man, and officers found Marren and a car matching the description of the one at the Citgo station.

No information on what Marren was charged with, or whether she had an attorney was immediately available.