A 42-year-old woman from Illinois faces multiple charges after she called 911 on herself while allegedly driving drunk in the wrong direction. Meisha Thomas was taken into custody over the weekend following events that began with a confusing call to emergency dispatchers and ended with a battery charge involving a state trooper, according to .
Indiana State Police said she is preliminarily charged with one count each of battery against a public safety official and reckless driving, along with two counts of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. The situation kicked off early Sunday, when Thomas reportedly called 911 on herself while sounding highly intoxicated and providing erratic information to dispatchers.
Dispatchers tracked her location from the 911 call and found her traveling south on Interstate 65 near the 240-mile marker. A state trooper spotted the vehicle as it crossed into Jasper County. Police said it was moving between 30 and 50 mph in a 70 mph zone, swerving between lanes and forcing other drivers to brake or take evasive action.
Police say she was 36 miles in the wrong direction when the trooper pulled her over
When the trooper turned on emergency lights to initiate a traffic stop, the car did not pull over right away. It eventually stopped in the left lane of the interstate. Upon approaching the vehicle, the trooper observed that Thomas had slurred speech, bloodshot eyes, poor coordination, and a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage, police said.
She told the officer she had just left a casino in Gary, Indiana, and was trying to get home to Chicago. However, investigators later determined she had driven about 36 miles in the wrong direction, heading south on I-65 and away from the city…