Josie K. Stratton, 19, of 450 Kristina Drive, Apt. 7F, was charged Sunday with operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and illegal use of drug paraphernalia. She also was cited for having an open container of alcohol and reckless operation in a shopping center.
An officer of the Bellefontaine Police Department was on patrol around 2:30 a.m. and observed her driving through the Highpoint Village shopping plaza at an estimated speed of 45 to 55 mph.
She continued out the Whitney Street exit and was stopped in the 300 block of Kristina.
Field sobriety tests indicated she was intoxicated and a breathalyzer sample of 0.124 was recorded at the police department.
A water pipe for smoking marijuana was recovered from the trunk of her car after she told officers about it and an empty beer can was found under the passenger seat.
She was released to a sober relative.
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