Laquinta Kirksey (Source: Angelina County Jail)LUFKIN, TX (KTRE) -
Police arrested a Lufkin woman Saturday night after she
drove her vehicle off the roadway.
According to the report, at around 9:00 p.m., officers were
dispatched to assist Lufkin Fire Department units out with a female that had
driven off the road. Driver Laquinta Kirksey, 28 of Lufkin, was allegedly
turned around backwards in the driver's seat. This was at first believed
to be a medical problem, and she was taken to the hospital by ambulance.
According to the report, the officer's investigation later
indicated that Kirksey's condition was not medical, and that she was under the
influence of PCP, but Kirksey had already been released from the hospital.
When the officer attempted to locate
Kirksey, he discovered that her vehicle was not where it was left he later
found her driving the vehicle recklessly and without a driver's license.
Several Standardized Sobriety Tests were given, and evidence
of intoxication was observed. Kirksey was arrested for DWI.
Kirksey
provided a sample of her blood for analysis and was then transported to the
Angelina County Jail. Kirksey had already been convicted of two previous
DWI charges that enhanced this offense to a 3rd degree felony.
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