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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Harry Cockburn

Iowa judge facing OWI charge after being found slumped over the wheel after driving wrong way on highway, police say

Iowa Judge Arrested -

A top judge in Iowa has been charged with operating while intoxicated, OWI, after motorists reported seeing her unconscious at the wheel while her truck was moving into oncoming traffic on a major highway.

Adria Kester, 55, chief judge for the state’s Second Judicial District, was taken into custody after drivers began calling 911 shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday, describing a pickup creeping eastbound in the westbound lanes of U.S. Highway 30 near Boone, a city near Des Moines.

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