Driver charged with DUI after taking out signs

by Ledger Staff

A 43-year-old woman has been charged with driving under the influence after she was arrested following reports of a vehicles swerving in Thompson Falls.

Last Wednesday, Thompson Falls Police Department (TFPD) received a report of a white van that had hit a street sign and

continued driving. According to the caller, the driver was swerving all over the road and seemed to be intoxicated. The vehicle was last seen heading toward the high school, according to the police report.

TFPD officers Michael Derry and Jacob Winslow responded and witnessed a van matching the description with obvious frontal damage to the vehicle. The vehicle was losing steam from the radiator and the driver continued driving even after emergency lights and sirens were used, the officers reported. The officers witnessed the

driver pull into the yard of a Thompson Falls residence yard while making a left turn. The vehicle eventually stopped at a residence.

The driver, a 43-year-old female, was investigated for DUI and was transported to the hospital to be medically cleared. Later, the driver was charged with DUI, hit and run of a highway fixture, and possessing no insurance.

Altogether, the driver had ran over a stop sign and a school zone sign. Thankfully, school was not in session during the incident, Winslow reported.