Woman Taken Into Custody in the Parking Lot of Smith’s Food & Drug After Backing Into Another Vehicle
| by Travis Uresk | July 16th 2026 |
Vernal, Utah (7/13/26)—Vernal City Police received a call about property damage/traffic accident in the Smith’s Food & Drug parking lot. A female had backed into a truck while trying to leave.
Officers arrived where the female was parked in the dirt lot next to Smith's. The 21-year-old female, Dallie Faye Hislop, was sitting in the driver's seat. Dallie explained she was backing up her car, not realizing she was in reverse.
Dallie was asked to exit her vehicle, and when she did, the officer noticed she had poor balance and almost tripped a few times. She explained to the officer what happened, saying the distance between where she said she was backing up and where she collided with another vehicle was estimated at approximately 10 to 15 yards.
Dallie admitted to taking Xanax, explaining that she took it at approximately 10:00 this morning. During this time, she exhibited upper-body sway and consented to the Field Sobriety Test.
Officer McCurdy determined that there was probable cause that Dallie was under the influence of a controlled substance to a degree that she was unsafe to operate a motor vehicle. During a positive K9 indication search / Inventory of Dallie's vehicle, a bottle of seventeen Phenobarbital pills was located.
The pills were located inside a pill bottle designated for veterinary use only. Post Miranda Dallie advised the pills were allegedly Tramadol. Dallie was transported to Ashley Regional Medical Center (ARMC), where she was read the DUI admonition and consented to a blood draw.
Officer McCurdy determined there was probable cause that Dallie had Schedule IV controlled substances. The officer determined there was probable cause that Dallie had drug paraphernalia
Dallie was booked into Uintah County on the listed charges.
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