Fairfield Woman Tries to Hide Prescription Pills in Rock Wall: Report

A Fairfield woman faces several charges after police say she sideswiped a car, kept driving and then allegedly hid prescription pills in a rock wall, according to the Fairfield Citizen.

The Citizen reports Maggie White, 23, of Daybreak Road, was arrested Tuesday afternoon after she allegedly crossed over into the other lane of traffic while driving on Hill Farm Road, made a sharp turn to avoid an approaching car, sideswiped the car and kept driving until the axle on her car broke.

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Responding officers found White in a wooded area behind a tree where they said she was trying to hide a prescription pill bottle while two other pill bottles were found by her feet and the pills themselves were hidden under a stone in a rock wall, according to the Citizen.

The Citizen reports White told police that she had smoked marijuana and taken Xanax.

Read the full report at the Fairfield Citizen here.