A 69-year-old woman was arrested for operating a vehicle under the influence after officers from the Washington Township Police Department responded Thursday, Dec. 11, to a report of reckless driving in the area of state routes 235 and 274.
Joyce Springer of Lakeview was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and for multiples marked lanes violations and was transported to the Logan County Jail following the stop.
Officers were notified around 7 p.m. following a call about a vehicle driving erratically. The caller reported that the vehicle was weaving across lanes and and could not maintain its speed.
Officers located the vehicle and observed multiple marked lanes violations before initiating a traffic stop. The driver, identified as Supinger, exhibited signs of alcohol impairment and admitted to consuming alcohol before driving.
Supinger refused to perform field sobriety tests at the scene and was taken into custody. She was transported to the jail, where she declined to submit to a breath test.
She has been charged with OVI and marked lanes violations and was later released to a sober driver.
The Logan County Sheriff’s Office assisted.