On May 3rd, 2026, at 1219 hours an Officer with the Pocono Township Police Department was patrolling in the area of SR611 and the Pocono Premium Outlets when they observed a gray Ford Escape travelling northbound at a high rate of speed.

The Officer followed behind the vehicle and observed the vehicle make an abrupt turn into an alcohol store parking lot without using a turn signal. The Officer observed the operator and defendant in this matter, 36-year-old Abby L Smith of Ohio, enter the store for a brief period of time before jogging out of the store and exiting the parking lot at a high rate of speed nearly striking another vehicle.

The Officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but the vehicle did not pull over and continued to travel northbound on SR611 instead.

The Officer initiated a pursuit of the vehicle for suspicion of DUI and observed the operator swerving over the roadway and appear to snort an unknown substance from her hand.

During the pursuit the Officer observed multiple traffic violations and observed the defendant throw a bottle of wine out of her vehicles window on to the roadway.

The Officer continued the pursuit which ended in the area of SR611 and Meadowside RD when the defendant crashed her vehicle 2 times into the guard rail before being taken into custody. 

It was later found that the defendant entered the alcohol store and took 2 bottles of wine and exited the store without paying.

The defendant was transported to Monroe County Correctional Facility.