Woman allegedly drives stolen car around barricade

[July 07, 2009]  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- Cedar Rapids police arrested a woman after officials said she drove a stolen car from Illinois around a barricade at a deadly accident.

Police said the woman drove past two squad cars and officers who were directing traffic after the accident Sunday morning that killed a Cedar Rapids man.

Police said the woman stopped when she saw the wreck.

Officers checking her driver's license learned the car was reported stolen out of Quincy, Ill.

The woman was jailed on suspicion of second-degree theft, driving with no insurance and failure to comply with a police order.

When asked why she didn't stop, police said the woman said she wasn't "from around here."

[Associated Press]

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