A late-night run on Interstate 77 in Charlotte ended in handcuffs for a 22-year-old driver that police say was barreling down the highway at high speed with two children in the car and signs of impairment.
According to local reporting, officers clocked the vehicle at roughly 85 mph in a 55 mph zone, then alleged the driver resisted at least one officer once they tried to take her into custody. She was booked on a slate of charges that local outlets report includes driving while impaired and child-abuse-related counts.
Charlotte Alerts News identifies the driver as 22-year-old Melanie Merlos and reports that the stop happened on June 8. The outlet says Merlos did not pull over immediately, and that once officers reached the vehicle they noted an odor of alcohol along with slurred speech and red, glossy eyes…