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A Jet woman is facing three misdemeanor charges in Alfalfa County after she was found in a wrecked vehicle. Court records show on Oct. 29 at 5:15 p.m., OHP Trooper Darrin Lancaster was notified of a one vehicle accident on State Highway 38 across from Kegelman Air Base. He responded and found a dark blue 2013 Ford Escort off the west side of the roadway against a wooden fence. The driver was being taken by stretcher to the ambulance. The driver was unresponsive.

Trooper Lancaster along with Trooper Kyle Rosine and Alfalfa County Deputies Ryan Madden and Loren Nusser investigated. Lancaster determined there were five impacts to structures that spanned approximately three miles from the first impact. Lancaster suspected the driver to be under the influence of medications or drugs. Alfalfa County deputies advised the troopers they had administered Narcan due to the driver possibly overdosing.

Lancaster checked Watkins driving status and found she was under suspension. During the investigation, it was determined Watkins was not wearing her seatbelt. Lancaster issued citations for driving under suspension and failure to wear properly adjusted safety seatbelt.

When Rosine went to Bass Hospital in Enid, he learned Watkins was still unresponsive. The nurses stated her blood sugar was extremely low so they gave her medication which quickly woke her up. While the nurses questioned Watkins about her medical history, Trooper Rosine noticed she had very poor recollection of the past few hours and extremely slurred speech. Watkins said she had several medical issues for which she takes several medications including multiple steroids and anti-depressant medications. Watkins’ mother, Marva Fallis, stated that her diabetes pills had gone missing the day before as well.

When Rosine was able to speak with Watkins about the crash, she said she was coming from work in Cherokee but does not know where she was going. She guessed she was going home, which is in Jet. She had no reasoning why she would have been south on Highway 38 to get to Jet from Cherokee. She became concerned about her son who she thought was in the vehicle with her at the time of the crash. He was not. She continually stated she was not drunk and had not been drinking. Watkins could not remember when she last took her medications.

Watkins refused consent to take the state’s test for intoxication. She was admitted into the hospital so doctors could watch her.

On Nov. 14 in Alfalfa County, Sarah Theresa Watkins, alias Sarah Theresa Thomas, 39, of Jet, was charged with driving with license suspended; malicious injury to property – under $1,000; and driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs. All are misdemeanors.