Woman sentenced on three DUIs
WAYNESBURG – A Carmichaels woman, arrested three time in one month for driving under the influence of Methadone, a drug used to treat opiate addiction, was sentenced Thursday by Judge Farley Toothman to 6 days to 12 months in jail.Tracey Shae Bell, 30, of 102 South Market St., was arrested three times, once following a two-vehicle crash, for being under the influence of Methadone to a degree that it impaired her ability to drive safely.Bell was first stopped on Route 88 in Cumberland Township on Oct. 3 after police received a call that a car matching the description of her vehicle was swerving on the highway. She was stopped a second time on Oct. 19 after police again received a call about a vehicle matching the description of her vehicle swerving on Route 88.On both stops, police observed signs she was under the influence and had her perform field sobriety tests, which she failed.The third stop was on Oct. 20 when Bell’s vehicle crashed into another vehicle on Route 88. Tests indicate she was under the influence of Methadone as well as Benzodiazepine.In addition to the jail sentence, Bell was ordered to pay $3,125 in fines and perform 150 hours of community service.