Pierce County woman arrested 4 times in two weeks after repeated whippet-related DUIs, deputies say

A Pierce County woman who deputies say was involved in four whippet-related DUI incidents in less than two weeks was arrested Tuesday morning on two $50,000 warrants, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies said the first case was reported on Nov. 12, around 1 p.m., when a witness saw a woman sitting in her vehicle inhaling nitrous oxide—commonly referred to as “whippets.”

According to the sheriff’s office, the witness told dispatchers the woman looked sick and impaired while the car was running, and they were worried she might drive off and injure someone…

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