BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (November 1, 2012)--Police in Birmingham, Ala., were sent to check out what looked like a woman who had been shot to death in her car, but found instead a Halloween reveler they described as drunk and passed out in a bloody-looking zombie costume.

A passerby called 911 in Birmingham on Thursday morning after seeing the woman slumped over her steering wheel at a traffic light.

Police say officers roused the woman and removed her from the SUV.

Authorities say she was handcuffed and taken to the city jail on a DUI charge.

A photo of the woman by al.com showed fake blood covering much of her torso as she was apprehended.