Police said Kaylee Harrell was driving without a required ignition interlock device and on a suspended or revoked license.
PARAGOULD, Ark. — A woman faces three misdemeanor charges after police said a traffic stop resulted in a blood alcohol concentration test of .179, more than twice Arkansas’ standard legal limit.
Kaylee Harrell was arrested on suspicion of DWI, second offense; violating an ignition interlock restriction; and driving with a suspended or revoked license.
According to a probable cause affidavit, Paragould police stopped Harrell’s vehicle at approximately 1:44 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, because its license plate light was not working.
Police said Harrell had bloodshot, watery eyes and that a strong odor of intoxicants was coming from the vehicle.
When asked for her driver’s license, Harrell allegedly provided an out-of-state identification card. Police said she acknowledged having an ignition interlock restriction, although the vehicle she was driving did not have an interlock device.
Harrell also reportedly told police she had consumed two beers at a bar.
Officers administered field sobriety tests and reported observing six of six possible clues during the horizontal gaze nystagmus test, three of eight during the walk-and-turn test and two of four during the one-leg stand.
Harrell subsequently submitted to BAC testing, which produced a result of .179, according to the affidavit.
Police said they confirmed Harrell’s interlock restriction and learned she had a recent DWI conviction, resulting in the second-offense allegation.
District Judge Curtis Hitt set Harrell’s bond at $10,000 cash only. Her release conditions include abstaining from the misuse of alcohol and drugs and not operating a motor vehicle.
All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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