BEDFORD — A Bedford woman was arrested Thursday after police say she was intoxicated while using a bank drive-thru.
According to a probable cause affidavit filed by Bedford Police Officer James Ball, Shellee Craig, 49, was arrested on preliminary charges of operating while intoxicated and operating while intoxicated with a blood alcohol concentration greater than 0.15%.
Ball reported officers were dispatched at about 2:06 p.m. Thursday to a bank in the 600 block of Lincoln Avenue after employees reported a woman in the drive-thru had slurred speech and appeared confused while conducting a transaction.
According to the affidavit, Ball and Sgt. Crulo arrived and made contact with Craig, who was driving a red Jeep Renegade. Officers asked her to move her vehicle to a parking space so it would not block the drive-thru.
Police reported Craig had difficulty retrieving her driver’s license and exhibited bloodshot, glassy eyes, slurred speech, and poor manual dexterity. Craig told officers she worked the night shift in Bloomington and had been awake since about 7:45 p.m. the previous evening, according to the affidavit.
Craig agreed to perform standardized field sobriety tests, the affidavit states. Police reported she displayed multiple signs of impairment during the tests.
After the tests, Craig reportedly told officers she had consumed “a few beers” after returning home from work that morning. She also agreed to a preliminary breath test, which showed a result of 0.192 BrAC, according to the affidavit.
Police said Craig was advised of Indiana’s implied consent law and agreed to submit to a certified chemical breath test at the Bedford Police Department. The affidavit states the certified breath test produced a result of 0.172 grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath.
Craig was transported to the Lawrence County Jail on the preliminary OWI charges. Formal charges will be determined by the Lawrence County Prosecutor’s Office.
Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
