A woman was accused of being intoxicated while swerving in and out of her lane with a child in the car Sunday.
At about 7:30 p.m., a deputy saw Meggan Faye Jones, 30, of Gainesville, driving a Chevrolet Equinox near 22000 W Newberry Road, according to an Alachua County Sheriff’s Office arrest report. The car was swerving, driving on and off the road and almost hit another car.
Jones had a child in the backseat of the car, said ACSO spokesperson Lt. Brett Rhodenizer.
When she was stopped, she was slow to get out of the car, and she was struggling to walk to the patrol car, the report said.
Jones had slurred speech and smelled like alcohol, the report said. While the deputy talked to her, she leaned against the patrol car to balance herself.
Jones refused to participate in field sobriety exercises or give a breath sample, the report said.
She was charged with a DUI and child abuse without great bodily harm, the report said.
On March 9, Jones was accused of texting while driving. She was charged with careless driving two days later, according to court records.
She was bailed out of the Alachua County Jail Monday on her own recognizance. She could not be reached for comment.
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