An Ottsville woman is facing charges stemming from a July 13 multi-vehicle crash with injuries in Montgomeryville that sent one person to the hospital with injuries.
Jamie Potts, 29, has been charged with felony counts of DUI and receiving stolen property, along with misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, accidents involving injury while not licensed, and related offenses, following an investigation by the Montgomery Township Police Department.
Police were dispatched to the area of Bethlehem Pike and Hartman Road around 5 p.m. for a report of a four-vehicle crash with injuries. Arriving officers located a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu — driven by Potts — with disabling frontend damage, as well as a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado with disabling rearend damage and two other vehicles with minor damage, according to police.
When asked what happened, Potts allegedly provided police with several different stories, initially saying she hit the Silverado accidentally because the light kept going from “green to blue, green and red,” police said. She then changed her account of events, saying she “had the heat on” but was trying to turn the air on because it was too hot, and ultimately struck the truck because she wasn’t paying attention, according to charging documents.
Potts estimated she was traveling at 45 to 50 miles per hour at the time of the crash, according to the criminal complaint. Investigators said Potts had slurred speech, a staggered gait, and pinpoint pupils, along with “track marks” on her arm from injecting drugs and a fresh injection mark on her left arm.
The report states Potts declined medical attention for a minor abrasion on the left side of her face, and the driver of the truck was transported from the scene via ambulance for treatment of undisclosed injuries at an area hospital.
Police said Potts became defiant when asked to participate in a series of field sobriety tests, and she was taken into custody for suspicion of DUI without conducting the tests. Potts also declined to have her blood taken for chemical testing, according to the complaint.
Potts’ vehicle was towed from the scene to a secure impound lot and a search warrant was executed the following day, which uncovered multiple packets of heroin/fentanyl along with needles and other drug paraphernalia from her purse inside of the vehicle, police said. Additionally, Information was later provided to investigators indicating the vehicle Potts was driving had been stolen from outside of a business in Bucks County, police said.
Court records show charges were filed via summons, meaning Potts has not been arraigned yet and bail has not been set. She has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Oct. 24 at 10:30 a.m. in front of Magisterial District Judge Andrea Duffy.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using police reports, court records and the affidavit of probable cause.
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