JASPER COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) - An intoxicated driver who called 911 on herself was arrested early Sunday morning after Indiana State Police found her driving erratically and endangering motorists on I- 65 in Jasper County.
Just after 1:30 Sunday, Indiana State Police Dispatch received a 911 call from a woman later who was later identified as 42-year-old Meisha Thomas of Chicago. The caller sounded highly intoxicated and provided erratic information to dispatchers. Dispatch tracked her location as she drove southbound on I-65 near mile marker 240, which is close to the Lowell exit in southern Lake County.
A Trooper found a vehicle matching the caller’s location. The vehicle was traveling between 30 and 50 mph in a posted 70 mph zone after crossing from Lake County into Jasper County. Police said the vehicle was swerving across lanes, impeding traffic and causing other motorists to brake and take evasive action.
The driver initially failed to stop for emergency lights and siren. She eventually came to a stop in the left lane of the interstate. The Trooper spoke with the driver, identified as Thomas, and observed multiple signs of impairment, including slurred speech, bloodshot eyes, poor coordination and a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage.
During the investigation, Thomas told the trooper she had left a casino in Gary and was traveling home to Chicago. Investigators determined she had traveled approximately 36 miles in the wrong direction.
Due to her level of impairment, Thomas was unable to safely complete standardized field sobriety testing. She later refused Indiana’s implied consent law. Police obtained a search warrant for a blood draw, and a sample was collected at a local hospital.
Police said Thomas made repeated inappropriate sexual comments and physical advances toward the arresting trooper, including attempting to kiss him while he was securing her in a seatbelt. Despite being instructed multiple times to stop, she continued making kissing gestures, sounds and suggestive remarks. As a result of one of the incidents, she was also charged with battery against a public safety official.
Thomas was taken to the Jasper County Jail and is preliminarily charged with:
• Battery Against a Public Safety Official Engaged in Official Duty (Level 6 felony)
• Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person (Class A misdemeanor)
• Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated (Class C misdemeanor)
• Reckless Driving (Class C misdemeanor)
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