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S.W. IA woman arrested on drug charges following accident investigation

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October 4th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

A woman from Sidney (Iowa) was arrested Saturday in Hamburg on drug and other charges, following an investigation into an accident that took place in the 2100 block of Main Street, in Sidney. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Department reports 42-year old Jennifer Susan Akers faces charges that include OWI, Drugged Driving, Possession of a Controlled Substance and cited for Speeding.

Jennifer Susan Akers

She was being held in the Fremont County Jail, on a $4,000 bond.

Authorities say Deputies were advised as they were heading to the scene, Saturday, that the vehicle had been pulled from the ditch by another vehicle and was heading south on US Highway 275. A deputy observed the vehicle north of Hamburg traveling at 76 MPH and stopped it in Hamburg.