Arnold Police arrested a 33-year-old Manchester woman after she allegedly lost consciousness while inhaling compressed air in her car, which rolled backwards into an SUV. The incident happened at 2:49 p.m. Feb. 5 in the parking lot of the Aldi grocery store, 2154 Michigan Ave., Arnold Police reported.
The woman was driving a 2014 Hyundai Elantra, and it rolled backwards into a 2014 Chevrolet Equinox. The woman was found unconscious in the Elantra, the report said.
Officers discovered a can of compressed air in the car and arrested the woman. However, she was released to Rock Township Ambulance personnel to be transported to Mercy Hospital South in south St. Louis County for treatment, according to the report.
Arnold Police will seek charges against the woman through the Arnold Municipal Court for driving while intoxicated, ingesting an inhalant and improper backing up, Capt. Rich Shular said.