Woman arrested for alleged impaired driving throws up in Kennewick police car

An intoxicated Kennewick woman threw up in a police patrol car after her arrest the night of Sept. 20, police said.

Police stopped Shannon Cherile Quijada, 23, on Canal Drive about 1 a.m. and had her perform a sobriety test before arresting her.

Officers then took Quijada to Trios Southridge Hospital for a medical check before she was booked into the Benton County jail on suspicion of DUI.

Staff at the Benton County jail helped clean the car, police said.

This story was originally published September 23, 2016 at 6:12 PM with the headline "Woman arrested for alleged impaired driving throws up in Kennewick police car."