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Norfolk woman charged with DWI with child in vehicle, resisting arrest after allegedly crashing van into ditch

Posted 4/27/24

NORFOLK — A Norfolk woman allegedly crashed her vehicle while impaired, resisted arrest and refused to be fingerprinted April 24, according to state police.

Pearl L. Alexander, 36, was …

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Norfolk woman charged with DWI with child in vehicle, resisting arrest after allegedly crashing van into ditch

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NORFOLK — A Norfolk woman allegedly crashed her vehicle while impaired, resisted arrest and refused to be fingerprinted April 24, according to state police.

Pearl L. Alexander, 36, was charged with aggravated DWI: with a child less than 16 years, resisting arrest, and second-degree obstruction of governmental administration, officers said.

Troopers responded around 10:20 p.n. to State Route 420 to investigate a report of a vehicle off the roadway. Police located a red 2005 Chrysler van in the ditch and identified Alexander as the driver.

Police say she showed signs of impairment and failed field sobriety tests. When police took her into custody she initially resisted by pushing back from troopers, officers said.

The child in the vehicle, under age 16, was turned over to a family member who arrived on scene, police said.

Alexander allegedly refused police commands and refused to be fingerprinted, officers said.

She was arraigned in Norfolk court, where the judge ordered her to provide fingerprints, police said.

Alexander was cited and released, officers said.