Overview
- Drivers reported a pickup moving east in the westbound lanes of U.S. Highway 30 near Boone, and a witness climbed through the back window to put the vehicle in park.
- Deputies said they found Adria Kester slumped at the wheel, unsteady and unable to walk, with bloodshot eyes and slurred speech.
- A cup containing a liquid that smelled like alcohol was found in the truck, according to the complaint.
- A warrant-authorized blood sample was drawn at Boone County Hospital and sent to the state crime lab, with results pending.
- Kester was booked around 4 a.m., released the next morning, and later pleaded not guilty through attorney Matt Lindholm, who said she is cooperating.