A Framingham woman fought with a bystander who tried to pull her from her burning car on Raleigh Road on Tuesday, the MetroWest Daily News reported. Police arrested Paula McNulty-Romani, 52, after the 6:55 p.m. crash, police spokesman Lt. Stephen Cronin said.McNulty-Romani had left the Gulf Station on Edgell Road, hitting a curb and causing significant damage to her 2012 Chevrolet Camaro. She crashed into a utility pole on Raleigh Road.After she backed the car away from the utility pole, the car ignited, Cronin said.“A bystander pulled her from the car and she began struggling against him,” Cronin said.When police tried to question McNulty-Romani, who was naked except for a shirt, she repeatedly swore at them and denied drinking, despite officers smelling alcohol on her breath, authorities said. “She said, ‘I haven’t (expletive) drank anything, dude. You’re an (expletive),’” Cronin said.Officers told McNulty-Romani that they were going to arrest her, and said she began to fight with three officers before they could get her handcuffed.Police charged McNulty-Romani, of 24 Raleigh Road, with operating a vehicle under the influence of liquor (second offense), resisting arrest, driving to endanger and disorderly conduct.McNulty-Romani is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in Framingham District Court.

A Framingham woman fought with a bystander who tried to pull her from her burning car on Raleigh Road on Tuesday, the MetroWest Daily News reported.

Police arrested Paula McNulty-Romani, 52, after the 6:55 p.m. crash, police spokesman Lt. Stephen Cronin said.


McNulty-Romani had left the Gulf Station on Edgell Road, hitting a curb and causing significant damage to her 2012 Chevrolet Camaro. She crashed into a utility pole on Raleigh Road.



After she backed the car away from the utility pole, the car ignited, Cronin said.

“A bystander pulled her from the car and she began struggling against him,” Cronin said.

When police tried to question McNulty-Romani, who was naked except for a shirt, she repeatedly swore at them and denied drinking, despite officers smelling alcohol on her breath, authorities said.

“She said, ‘I haven’t (expletive) drank anything, dude. You’re an (expletive),’” Cronin said.

Officers told McNulty-Romani that they were going to arrest her, and said she began to fight with three officers before they could get her handcuffed.

Police charged McNulty-Romani, of 24 Raleigh Road, with operating a vehicle under the influence of liquor (second offense), resisting arrest, driving to endanger and disorderly conduct.

McNulty-Romani is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in Framingham District Court.