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Asheville, North Carolina police say a 23-year-old mother is facing a number of charges following a traffic accident that occurred Wednesday. Law enforcement reportedly claims the woman was driving while impaired at the time of the crash. News reports do not indicate what substance police believe was involved in the incident; however, the woman is accused of drugged driving, based upon prescription medication.

Police claim an officer at the scene of the traffic accident determined the woman was under the influence based upon the medication she was taking. News reports do not indicate how the officer made the determination. However, police say a blood test was taken after the accident.

In addition to the DWI charge the woman reportedly is facing at least five other serious charges related to the incident. The young mother reportedly was traveling with her two children in the car on Wednesday. Police claim the woman rear-ended another vehicle. She faces charges of misdemeanor child abuse in conjunction with the DWI charge.

Law enforcement claims the woman was driving with a revoked license. In North Carolina, there are a number of different ways a driver can face a license suspension or revocation. In addition to being suspended or revoked due to allegations of DWI, North Carolina law allows for the state to suspend driving privileges for missing a court date or accumulating too many points on a driving record.

The woman also faces charges for failure to reduce speed, failure to register a vehicle and one count for not having car insurance. The woman reportedly was booked into the Buncombe County Jail and is being held on ,000 bond.

Police claim the two young children in the woman’s vehicle and those in the other vehicle involved in the collision suffered minor injuries. None of the people reportedly required hospitalization after the traffic accident.

Source: WYFF Greenville, “APD: Mom Om Medication Charged After Wreck,” Sept. 29, 2011

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A sergeant with the Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Team in Iredell County says he observed a 1994 Chevrolet commit a minor traffic violation. The officer says a piece of equipment on the car was malfunctioning. The sergeant reportedly decided to make a routine traffic stop to investigate the alleged violations. Any Greenville DWI defense attorney frequently sees routine traffic stops for minor traffic or equipment violations expand to DWI related incidents.

In Monday’s incident, the officer says he approached the driver of the 1994 Chevrolet and explained his reasons for making the traffic stop. The officer asked the 25-year-old driver to step out of the Chevrolet and take a seat in the patrol car. Once inside the patrol car, the officer reportedly began writer out warning citation for the alleged traffic and equipment violations.

The sheriff says that while seated in the patrol car, the officer detected a strong scent of alcohol on the driver’s breath. The sheriff says the driver appeared to have bloodshot eyes and his face was flushed. The sergeant says he asked the 25-year-old how much he had had to drink.

The 25-year-old allegedly admitted to drinking a 32 ounce beer roughly 45 minutes before the traffic stop. Law enforcement says the driver admitted to drinking a beer around 10:30 a.m. on that same day. The officer told the driver to take roadside breath test on an alco-sensor. The sheriff says the driver measured .12 on the alco-sensor. The 25-year-old was placed under arrest on suspicion of DWI.

Law enforcement claims the driver did not have a valid license at the time of the arrest. The 25-year-old is accused of driving with a suspended or revoked license. Law enforcement says the 25-year-old has a separate DWI charge pending that allegedly occurred six months ago.

Source: WBTV, “DWI suspect began drinking at 10:30 am, sheriff says,” 15 Mar 2011

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