Traffic stop leads to 5th DUI charge for Smyrna woman

SMYRNA, Del. – Delaware State Police arrested a Smyrna woman on her 5th DUI following a traffic stop early Saturday morning.

At around 1:45 a.m., troopers stopped a dark blue Mazda in the area of Dupont Boulevard, north of South Carter Road, after it was seen swerving between the left and right lanes of travel. The trooper made contact with the driver, identified as 59-year-old Michelle Taylor, and observed the odor of alcohol coming from Taylor’s breath as well as other signs of impairment.

Taylor was taken into custody following a DUI investigation, and a computer check revealed that Taylor had four previous DUI convictions. She was held at the Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution on a $5000 secured bond.