A woman asleep at the wheel of a car was arrested on drug charges.
Early Monday morning the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Hope woman after she was reported to be unconscious behind the wheel of her vehicle while sitting at a gasoline pump at Circle K in Taylorsville.
Just before 12:30 am BCSO Deputy Adam Warner located the woman identified as Tracy Beeker, 53, Hope. Several syringes and other drug-related items were in plain view.
After being taken to Columbus Regional Hospital for treatment, Beeker was transported to the Bartholomew County Jail on preliminary charges of:
Possession of Legend Drug Injection Devices
Possession of Marijuana
Possession of Paraphernalia
She remains in BCJ in lieu of $63,500 bond.