It was a scene of chaos. Six mailbox casualties. One car with a shattered rear window in a driveway; another, stuck in place with four flat tires, the airbags deployed and both bumpers ripped off. The latter car's driver and passenger standing nearby, both allegedly intoxicated beyond all reasonability.

And, of course, the lizard.

Taunton Police published a vivid account of an arrest for alleged drunken driving on the department's Facebook page Tuesday, describing the bizarre series of events that led to 39-year-old Amy Rebello-McCarthy facing charges of operating under the influence, driving to endanger and a marked lanes violation.

Police responded to a Staple Street address at 1:23 p.m. this afternoon for a report of a car crash. What they found was a tableau of destruction, according to the Facebook post.

"At the crash scene it was determined that Amy was driving her 1999 Mercedes on Staple Street at a speed greater than reasonable and proper, left the roadway, struck numerous (six) mailboxes, some of which went airborne and smashed the rear window of a vehicle parked in a driveway along the way, crossed the street onto lawn and wiped out the homeowners new well cover," Taunton Police wrote.

Rebello-McCarthy, a longtime Taunton resident who now lives in Newton, was standing next to the crashed car when officers arrived.

"When they approached her she began laughing and didn't feel the crash was that serious," police wrote. "She was slurring her words and at times drooling."

Rebello McCarthy's passenger, 22-year-old Marvin K. Kyewalyanga of Waltham, was smoking a cigarette as gas leaked from the damaged car, police wrote. He was allegedly unable to recall his name or speak without slurring his words.

And when he moved away from the car, an officer spotted the butt of a gun in his waistband, leading officers to take Kyewalyanga to the ground and handcuff him. The gun turned out to be an air soft replica, and Kyewalyanga was placed in protective custody.

The surprises did not end there, police wrote.

"Prior to transporting the parties to the police department Amy revealed that she was in possession of a Bearded Dragon Lizard," the police Facebook post said.

The location of said lizard? Rebello-McCarthy's bra.

"The Bearded Dragon Lizard was transferred to the Taunton Police Department and turned over to the Animal Control Officer," police wrote. "It faces no charges at this time."