Woman Pulled Over With Drugs, Juveniles In Car

By Matt Wiley,

A Lithia woman is in custody, after deputies discovered pot, pills and juveniles in her vehicle when she was pulled over in Wesley Chapel.

According to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO), Erin Huggins, 21, of Lithia, was driving her sister’s gold 1997 Buick coupe east on S.R. 54 around 1:23 a.m. on November 25 When she approached the Morris Bridge Rd. intersection, she turned right from the center lane into the former Cumberland Farms gas station (located at the southwest corner of the intersection) and continued onto Morris Bridge Rd. without stopping.

The PCSO arrest report states that Huggins was pulled over and found to be traveling with two juveniles, whose ages were not disclosed. Huggins also was found to be in possession of more than 20 grams of marijuana, as well as two non-prescribed Oxycodone pills, which Huggins had one of the female juveniles conceal in her bra.

Deputies also found a piece of another Oxycodone pill in Huggins’ wallet, as well as a straw with opiate residue in her sweater pocket. The arrest report also states that Huggins appeared to be impaired during the traffic stop, but refused to submit to field sobriety tests.

Huggins was taken into custody and charged with three counts of child neglect, driving under the influence, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and possession of more than 20 grams of marijuana. She remains in custody in lieu of a $22,000 bond.