Many Americans celebrated Independence Day on the 4th of July with alcoholic drinks as the nation marked the 250th anniversary of its founding. But the festivities did not excuse impaired driving.

The day after, Jennifer Jimenez, 41, was stopped by officers of the Clermont, Florida Police Department after her white Jeep SUV was seen drifting in and out of its lane, Fox News reported.

During the traffic stop, the officer noticed Jimenez smelled of alcohol and “would blink really slow and had very slow and delayed reactions.”

Jimenez, principal of Pinecrest Academy Tavares, was charged with driving under the influence (DUI) and refusing to submit to a sobriety test. She was booked into the Lake County Jail.

Her equally intoxicated passenger, Christina Alcalde, was sent home in a ride-share vehicle, while the SUV was brought to a nearby parking lot.

Less than three hours later, Lake County police stopped the same Jeep after it was seen drifting within its lane and braking repeatedly. This time, Alcalde was behind the wheel.

Alcalde, principal of Pinecrest Lakes Academy, reportedly told the same officer she was “way more sober” than Jimenez. She was nevertheless charged with DUI and booked into the same Lake County Jail.

Meanwhile, an 82-year-old resident of an assisted living facility in Minnesota was unwilling to give up her daily 5 p.m. glass of wine. Happy hour had long been a family tradition for grandmother-of-five Anita LeBrun before she moved into Amira Choice Champlin.

LeBrun learned the facility could not serve alcohol because it lacked the required license and because of state regulations governing senior care facilities. She then represented the facility in lobbying lawmakers to amend the law.

She testified twice before the Minnesota Legislature, arguing that residents of assisted living facilities “should be allowed to take part in the legal consumption of alcohol, just like they could if they lived in a single-family home in the community of their choice,” BBC reported.

Last week, lawmakers passed the “Grandparents’ Happy Hour” bill, which Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed into law.

The measure allows nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the state to serve alcohol to residents and their guests during special events without obtaining a liquor license, provided state authorities receive advance notice.

“This law cuts unnecessary red tape so senior living communities can spend less time worrying about paperwork and more time creating opportunities for residents to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, happy hour and everyday moments together,” the BBC quoted Walz as saying.