A 46-year-old Belleview woman who admitted to taking anti-depressants was arrested after a rear-end collision on U.S. 301.
Nicole Marie Schiller was driving a blue Subaru at about 5:40 p.m. Sept. 9 northbound on U.S. 301 near Southeast 147th Place in Summerfield when she failed to stop for a white Ford that was slowing down for traffic. Her vehicle collided with the rear of the Ford, according to an arrest report from the Florida Highway Patrol.
The trooper investigating the crash noted that Schiller had glassy, watery eyes, droopy eyelids and slurred speech. She also struggled to walk in a straight line. The driver of the Ford also told the trooper that Schiller’s words were hard to understand.
Schiller told the trooper she was driving home from a doctor’s appointment and admitted she was “possibly speeding.” She said she had taken the anti-depressant medications Abilify and Effexor that morning, but claimed they did not affect her ability to drive…