By FOX23 News
TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa Police Department arrested a woman accused of driving drunk with a toddler in her car and resisting officers.
An officer on patrol near South Garnett Road and East 19th Street noticed a vehicle swerving in and out of its lane around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Police said the driver had her toddler in the backseat when she narrowly missed a curb and was braking excessively while driving well under the speed limit.
The officer initiated a traffic stop, and the woman claimed she was distracted by her crying child, but the officer did not notice any signs that the child had been crying. The officer could also smell alcohol and saw an open case of beer on the floor of the vehicle’s passenger seat.
The officer had the woman step out, and she agreed to take a field sobriety test. Police said she showed multiple signs of intoxication during the test.
As the officer placed the woman under arrest, she tried to turn and run from the scene. She fell to the ground and tried to wrestle the officers as they put her in handcuffs.
Police said the woman was taken to the hospital to be cleared for jail. She was arrested for child endangerment, DUI, and resisting arrest.
