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    Woman drives 18 miles down wrong side of highway

    A woman in Washington State drove 18 miles on the wrong side of the highway going up to 100 miles an hour.

    "She didn't even know she was on the freeway and at first she couldn't grasp that had happened," State trooper Guy Gill said.

    Police unsuccessfully tried to stop Olympia schoolteacher Pamela Drawsby, 60, by using their sirens, spotlights and even a PA system, according to the Bend Bulletin. A trooper even drove alongside Drawsby's Lincoln LS, attempting to warn her that she was headed for danger.

    Police were only able to stop Olympia schoolteacher Pamela Drawsby, 60, by closing down I-5 at the main gate of a joint Army and Air Force base, Lewis-McChord, using spike strips to puncture her tires.

    And at first, even the tire spikes were unsuccessful, "because the driver was all over the place, using all the lanes," said Gill.

    Amazingly, no one was hurt, despite several "near misses," Gill said.

    Before she was stopped Drawsby headed down the southbound lanes of I-5 at 2am, reaching speeds of 100mph. More from the local CBS affiliate:

    The 60-year-old Olympia woman drove in the southbound lanes of I-5 around 2 a.m., nearly hitting a truck driver, Rick Ingraham. He knew something was wrong when he saw drivers flashing their lights at him, which caused him to pull out of the fast lane.

    "No sooner did I do that, a white little sedan-like vehicle comes flying by me in what would be my outside lane," Ingraham said.

    Drawsby bailed herself out of jail the next morning and claimed to not remember anyting from the previous night. Police investigators said it "appeared" she had been drinking and taking prescription medication. Drawsby has since plead "not guilty" to a DUI charge.

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    • John L.  •  Sunnyvale, California  •  4 mths ago
      She pleaded not guilty to the DUI charge? My guess is that she thinks that's reasonable because she's on prescription medication. But DUI doesn't stand for Driving Under Interesting-alcoholic-drinks. It starts for Driving Under the Influence. Influence of anything which impairs your ability to drive.

      Not guilty? The woman has severe judgement problems.
      • Elizabeth 4 mths ago
        Ditto
      • Atilla 4 mths ago
        That covers prescription drugs in most states as well as illegal ones, even if they are your own prescription.
    • Bart  •  San Antonio, Texas  •  4 mths ago
      and she's teaching children?
      • Jesus Christ 4 mths ago
        an average union teacher
      • omnia mutantur nihil inte ... 4 mths ago
        Ive seen worse. One teacher told me that columbus sailed right on through the panama canal. Another told me that there were no words in the english language that had three vowels next to each other. Beautiful, seeing, beeotch. Yet another said that condoms can not prevent stds at all. This is Texas schools at its finest.
      • osl 4 mths ago
        rick's perry's teacher lol
    • Vanessa  •  New Haven, Connecticut  •  4 mths ago
      She was allowed out on bail? Then I hope they kept her car in impound, because it seems like it would only be a matter of time before it happens again.
      • chad Costanzo 4 mths ago
        lol u dont think she should have gottin out on bail?? look at her age she is prolly dilustional
      • Jacob 4 mths ago
        60? Chad, you wouldn't happen to be younger than 20, would you?
      • Bobbi T 4 mths ago
        Oh chad, you should be ashamed of yourself! Delusional at 60??? That would mean that I only have a couple good years left to drive or take care of myself. Naw, sorry chad, I am far from that!
    • BIG SMilE JoE  •  Ellendale, North Dakota  •  4 mths ago
      not guilty plea when you said you didn't remember the night before? i'm sorry but i was a hard alcoholic for several years and i know that if that is the case you for sure have been drinking too much.
      • Elizabeth 4 mths ago
        lol
      • Texan 4 mths ago
        How can she remember whether she's guilty or not? No contest at best, but due to conflicting testimony, did she just purger herself as well?
    • LisaC  •  4 mths ago
      Her husband saw on TV that somebody was driving the wrong way. Knowing his wife commuted on this highway, he called her to warn her to look out for the driver. She said there were hundreds of them driving the wrong way.
      • Andy 4 mths ago
        thats funny
      • A Yahoo! User 4 mths ago
        Haha
      • FRANK S 4 mths ago
        WOOHOO
    • Kennedy Kits  •  4 mths ago
      Well, she's got no class. And she's got no principals.
    • RED  •  4 mths ago
      She better be ready to retire or the school will do it for her with a pink slip.
    • Al  •  4 mths ago
      Let me guess... she teaches driver ed and she can't get fired because she has tenure.
    • JOEL  •  4 mths ago
      I hope they took her car.
    • Dave  •  St Charles, Illinois  •  4 mths ago
      That's jail time. Even if she "accidentally" took pills and alcohol together, stupid is no excuse for potentially killing you or me! 30-days + 5 years probation with random drug tests.
    • Joe  •  Phoenix, Arizona  •  4 mths ago
      "NOT GUILTY" is the funniest part of the story!
    • Eric  •  Decatur, Georgia  •  4 mths ago
      Had to be wasted
    • none  •  Louisville, Kentucky  •  4 mths ago
      No listing of an alcohol level? Sounds like a lot of important information is missing. But it also sounds like she should not be driving.
    • Maxine  •  4 mths ago
      "It appeared she'd been drinking"...They had her and didn't do a breath test or anything?
    • David  •  4 mths ago
      take her license away that dumb bi......ch
    • Jerry  •  Houston, Texas  •  4 mths ago
      I know how driving under the infloence of meds is. I had congestive heart failure and was allowed to go home and take my meds. On day I caught myself driving down the turn lane and did'not even realise it for several miles. Thank God no one was hurt. I parked my truck for over three MONTHS before I was able to drive again. I was medical leave and was thankful for that. Every one, don't drive untill you know what the meds are going to do to you. Thanks.
    • KennyB  •  4 mths ago
      She was asked..."didn't you see the arrows?" Her reply was..." Hell, I didn't even see the indians!"
    • Julianne  •  4 mths ago
      10 to 1 she used Ambien and was in one of the crazy stupors that drug can produce. That's literally the only explanation I can think of for someone doing that and since people have done similar things in the past also while under the influence of Ambien, it isn't exactly outside the realm of possibilities.
    • Larry  •  4 mths ago
      Not the kind of person you would want around your kids even when sober. Poor judgement at the very least.
    • Bernie  •  4 mths ago
      Take her liscense, PLEASE!!!!!!!
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