WEBSTER GROVES • A Webster Groves woman has alleged in suit that a Webster Groves police officer got her out of bed and forced her to go to the police station in a bathrobe to deal with a drunken-driving case.

Mary Ann Noce, of Drayton Court, filed the suit Friday in U.S. District Court. It alleged that Officer Don Berry used excessive force when he went to her house on Dec. 17, 2008.

Her suit also alleges that Officer Deanna Keppel denied Noce treatment at the police station for arm injuries she said were caused by Berry.

The suit names the city of Webster Groves and its police department as defendants.

Police Chief Dale Curtis and Webster Groves city attorney Helmutt Starr declined to comment on the allegations, because of the pending litigation. Curtis said no complaints were filed with the department over the matter.

Noce's suit alleged that Berry went to her house after she had left her car on South Old Orchard Avenue after skidding on ice and striking a stop sign.

The suit said that Noce's son, 24, went to the accident scene to await officers, but was handcuffed and driven to the Noce home.