Teen Arrested for Allegedly Driving While Stoned

A local teen, with a number of arrests during the last few years, was arrested again recently for driving while intoxicated and other charges.

Jasmine Y. Curtis, 19, of Village Street in Penacook, was arrested at 8:55 p.m. on Sept. 19, 2015, and charged with driving while intoxicated, possession of controlled drugs, and possession of drugs.

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An officer patrolling Loudon Road near Burns Avenue reportedly saw a Toyota Camry driving westbound without its lights on. The officer pulled the vehicle over in the parking lot of the McDonald’s Restaurant and made contact with the driver, Curtis, who already had the window down due to it being smashed.

“Upon making contact with Curtis I was immediately presented with an overpowering odor of freshly burnt marijuana emanating from the vehicle, despite the fact that the driver side window had been down during travel,” the officer alleged.

Curtis’ eyes were allegedly bloodshot and extremely watery. When advised that she was stopped for not having her lights on, “She stared at me for a moment, then looked straight ahead. Another moment passed and she then reached out with her left hand and turned her headlights on.”

Curtis reportedly told the officer she just got out of work and allegedly denied smoking marijuana. When the officer stated that he could smell the marijuana, she allegedly looked down at her lap and handed the officer a freshly burnt, hand rolled marijuana cigarette.

When asked if she was OK to drive, Curtis allegedly stated she felt fine, and agreed to field sobriety tests. She was then arrested.

According to police reports on Patch, Curtis was arrested in June 2013 at Concord High School after an allegedly being caught drinking and then, flipping out at school officials and the school resource officer. A few months later, she was arrested after her father couldn’t awake her when she was reportedly passed out at a Rumford Street home, due to alcohol consumption. Curtis was also was arrested in 2013 for assaulting her father previously, according to reports. Earlier this year, she was arrested for assault at the Dunkin’ Donuts on Manchester Street.