It started with a phone call at 1:36 on a Sunday morning, and the voice on the line did not sound right. According to the Indiana State Police Lowell District, a 911 dispatcher took a call from a 42-year-old Chicago woman who sounded “highly intoxicated” and gave erratic information.
By the time the night was over, police say she had driven 36 miles the wrong way on Interstate 65, ignored a trooper’s lights and siren, and tried to kiss the officer who arrested her. She now faces four charges, one of them a felony.
Dispatchers Tracked A Swerving Driver Down I-65 Near The Lowell Exit
Police say dispatchers were able to follow her as she drove south on I-65 in Lake County, near the Lowell exit. That gave troopers a head start, because they knew roughly where to look and what they were looking for.
After she crossed into Jasper County, a trooper found a vehicle that matched. According to police, it was crawling along at 30 to 50 mph in a 70 mph zone, swerving, and slowing down other drivers who had to brake or steer around it…