Woman, 71, Busted for Pot Following Car Crash
PRINCESS ANNE -- Police say troopers found marijuana inside the car of a
71-year-old woman involved in a Wednesday afternoon crash in Princess
Anne.
According to Maryland State Police, at approximately 2:30 p.m.,
troopers responded to a motor vehicle accident on northbound Route 13
at Perry Road in Princess Anne. An investigation revealed that the
driver of a 1988 Honda Civic was crossing northbound Route 13 from
Perry Road when she failed to yield the right of way to traffic on
Route 13. Police say a 2000 Chrysler driven by Tammy Reynolds then
struck the driver's side door of the Honda Civic pushing the Civic
into the grassy median.
Police say the driver of the Civic, 71-year-old Lucille Ballard of
Elkridge, Md.,was injured and flown to Peninsula Regional Medical
Center by state police helicopter. Reynolds was uninjured.
According to police, during the investigation at the scene, troopers
located a clear plastic sandwich bag containing 28 grams of suspected
marijuana inside Ballard's car. Police charged Ballard with one count
of possession of marijuana, on a criminal summons. Ballard remains
hospitalized due to her injuries.
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