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A woman pulled over for several traffic violations in Troy, Michigan, was questioned by the police about the liquid in a plastic cup in her car. She reportedly told officers it was an alcoholic beverage before spilling it out on the ground.
Local station WDIV-TV reported that officers pulled the woman over at 10:22 p.m. on January 3. The 35-year-old woman came to a stop in her SUV, but put it in reverse and hit the bumper of the police squad car.
Officials said that when responding officers spoke with the woman, who did not have a driver's license with her, they noticed she spoke quickly, her speech was slurred and she had difficulty concentrating when she spoke with the officers.
Police said there was a plastic cup with a blue liquid in the cupholder. When asked what the liquid was, the woman said it was her Smirnoff drink. She then allegedly poured it out on the ground.
After performing field sobriety tests, the outlet reported that the woman took a breath test, which displayed a .107 percent blood-alcohol content.
Police arrested the woman and she took a chemical breath test. Officials said the second test showed results of .10 percent.
According to WDIV-TV, the woman was charged with operating under the influence of alcohol, no operator's license on person and open intoxicant.
Newsweek reached out to Troy Police Department for additional information but did not hear back by press time.
Per the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, about 28 people die in drunk-driving crashes each day.
The agency shared the effects of how various levels of blood alcohol concentration may have on a driver.
"Clear deterioration of reaction time and control, slurred speech, poor coordination, and slowed speaking," the column that contained the effects of having a .10 percent read.
Drivers also have less of an ability to maintain their lane position and to brake appropriately.
The agency also reported that about one-third of all traffic crash fatalities in the United States involve drunk drivers whose blood alcohol content was .08 percent or higher.
Newsweek previously reported that Idaho woman Patricia Kavanaugh said a truck drove through her bedroom wall and she was thrown off of her bed.
She was asleep when the truck reportedly crashed through the wall at nearly 1 a.m.
Scott Alan Soderquist and Jewelia Taneya Evange Holsapple were arrested. Soderquist was charged with driving under the influence. Holsapple was charged with resisting and obstructing arrest.
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