Court documents indicate that the Punxsutawney-based State Police filed criminal charges against 23-year-old Tana Shae Tew of Osterburg, Bedford County.
According to a criminal complaint, around 10:19 p.m. on Sunday, August 5, Tpr. Lowry of the Punxsutawney-based State Police was dispatched to a report of an erratic driver along State Route 119.
Tpr. Lowry located the vehicle, a tan 2003 Ford Taurus, and initiated a traffic stop on Route 119 near Dairy Queen in Young Township and approached the driver, identified as Tana Shae Tew.
The complaint notes that Tpr. Lowry could smell the odor of an alcoholic beverage and located an open container within Tew’s reach in the vehicle.
According to the complaint, Tpr. Lowry requested that Tew step out of the vehicle and submit to standard field sobriety testing, but Tew refused. Tpr. Lowry then performed horizontal gaze nystagmus (HGN) testing while Tew was in the vehicle and discovered indicators of impairment.
The complaint also notes that Tew was very slow and sluggish with her words.
Tew was then arrested and placed in the back of the patrol vehicle.
According to the complaint, a search of Tew’s vehicle was conducted and a small amount of suspected marijuana, pills, and two “bowls” were located.
Tew had her infant child in the back seat of the vehicle at the time of the traffic stop.
Tew was then transported to the Punxsutawney Emergency Room for a blood test, which she refused.
Based on the investigation, Tew was arraigned at 8:52 a.m. on Monday, August 6, in Magisterial District Judge Jacqueline J. Mizerock’s office.
She faces the following charges:
- Possession of Controlled Substance
- Marijuana-Small Amount Personal Use, Misdemeanor
- Use/Possession Of Drug Paraphernalia, Misdemeanor
- DUI: General Impairment/Incapable of Driving Safely – 1st Offense, Misdemeanor
- Endangering Welfare of Children – Parent/Guardian/Other Commits Offense, Misdemeanor 1
- Fail To Carry Registration, Summary
- Allow Illegal Use Of Plate/Card, Summary
- Operate Vehicle Without Required Financial Responsibility, Summary
- Careless Driving, Summary
- Fail to use safety belt – driver and front seat occupant, Summary
- Operate Vehicle Without Valid Inspect, Summary
Tew was released on $10,000.00 unsecured bail.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 4, with Judge Mizerock presiding.