Melissa Pearl Halligan: South West woman accused of crashing car on South Western Highway while high on meth

A South West woman will face court after allegedly crashing her vehicle along a busy highway in the morning while high on drugs. Melissa Pearl Halligan is accused of having both methamphetamine and cannabis in her system when she crashed her Holden Commodore near Hester Brook while driving south on the South Western Highway at 9.54am on April 23. The woman was charged with driving while impaired with drugs. Ms Halligan did not show up in Manjimup Magistrates Court for her hearing on Thursday, where the court was told she had been conveyed to Boyup Brook Hospital by emergency services after the crash, where a blood analysis allegedly revealed the two drugs were in her system at the time of the crash. Police prosecutor Senior Constable Renai Gildersleeve said the combined meth and cannabis levels in Ms Halligan would affect an individual’s capacity to control a vehicle. Snr. Const. Gildersleeve said reparations of $1242 for the blood analysis and $264.30 in court costs were being requested. Magistrate Joe Randazzo ordered a summons to be handed in person to Ms Halligan to attend Manjimup Magistrates Court on November 17.