A local woman was arrested on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated after Columbus police officers stopped her car and observed her infant child in the vehicle.
Officers saw a vehicle traveling left of the center line on 25th Street nearly striking a curb at Hawcreek Boulevard at 3:20 a.m. Friday, said Lt. Matt Harris, Columbus Police Department spokesman.
Officers stopped the vehicle and noted the strong odor of marijuana while speaking to the driver, Lilly E. Hall, 19, of 7406 S. Sandcreek Drive, Harris said. Hall later failed several field sobriety tests that were administered to her, Harris said.
While searching Hall’s vehicle, officers reportedly located marijuana inside a jacket she had been sitting on inside the car, Harris said. The officers also located a small amount of marijuana inside a diaper bag in the back seat as well as a THC vape pen that was located near the center console.
Hall was transported to Columbus Regional Hospital for a blood draw. She was later placed under arrest, Harris said. The Department of Child Services were requested and placed the 13-month-old child in the care of a family member.
Hall was taken to the Bartholomew County Jail on the following preliminary charges:
- Felony operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a minor present
- Misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia
- Misdemeanor possession of marijuana
She has since been released from jail, jail officials said.
