Cop doesn't buy pregnancy plea

Alestle Staff Report

An SIUE police officer pulled over a 29-year-old pregnant woman from Pontoon Beach on Oct. 12.

The woman could not be reached for comment.

According to SIUE Police Chief Richard Harrison, the officer was heading northbound on Interstate 255 returning from the East St. Louis Center.

The officer noticed a car swerving from one lane of traffic into another and going 10 mph under the speed limit.

The officer pulled the car over. When speaking with the woman in the car, the officer reported that the woman seemed to be intoxicated and had slurred speech.

The woman said she was two months pregnant and her water broke and she needed to get to a hospital. The officer contacted the Illinois State Police and an ambulance.

The woman was taken to Oliver C. Anderson Hospital in Maryville and two bottles of presciption medication were found in her possession.

The officer gave her state citations for improper lane usage, improper registration, driving an uninsured vehicle and having no valid driver's license....