Hunter
08/07/23
A Coralville woman was arrested for OWI after an accident Sunday.
The incident occurred during the noon hour at the intersection of Highway 6 and Rocky Shore Drive. 37-year-old Sara Heumphreus of 11th Avenue allegedly struck another vehicle in front of her before veering off into the ditch. The occupants of both vehicles were uninjured.
Upon contact, Heumphreus was observed with the odor of ingested alcohol, slurred speech, bloodshot watery eyes and unsteady balance while standing and walking. She allegedly admitted to consuming four shots of liquor about two hours before getting into the accident. After showing signs of impairment on field tests, Heumphreus refused chemical testing.
She was charged with her second OWI, after a prior Johnson County conviction in 2016.