A Marion County woman was arrested Tuesday, accused of driving under the influence of alcohol with two young children in the car with her.
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According to a report, the investigation started just after 8 p.m. Tuesday after the Marion County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a person reporting a reckless driver on East Highway 40 failing to maintain a single lane.
A deputy eventually spotted the maroon Kia sedan traveling eastbound on the highway into oncoming traffic.
According to the report, the deputy made a U-turn to begin following the car and witnessed the driver drifting within their lane before passing another car in a non-passing zone.
That’s when the deputy says they activated their lights and siren and attempted to stop the driver in the 15000 block of E Highway 40 in Silver Springs.
According to the report, the driver continued eastbound on Highway 40 and ran a red light as they turned northbound onto NE Highway 314 A before eventually stopping in a nearby gas station parking lot.