GOLDEN 4 [Lady flees from Traffic Stop]

On September 7, 2022, at approximately 7:03 P.M., I was sitting in the right lane of travel on Interstate 55 just before the 1
southbound exit. Traffic was congested and stopped due to a prior incident on the Interstate 55 Bridge. I observed a red
Pontiac Grand Prix pass me on the right shoulder traveling approximately 50 miles per hour. I pulled to the right shoulder and
turned on my blue lights to initiate a traffic stop.

The red Pontiac pulled to the shoulder a short distance ahead and I advised dispatch of the traffic stop. I exited my patrol unit
and made contact with the driver at the driver’s door. I introduced myself and told the driver why I stopped him. I asked the
driver if he had a driver’s license and he said no. I immediately smelled the strong odor of marijuana coming from the car. I
asked the driver to step out of the car and speak with me at the rear of his vehicle. I noticed a female sitting in the passenger
seat and asked her if she had an ID and she said no she did not have an ID. The driver stated he was trying to take his friend to
the hospital because she wasn’t feeling well.

The driver exited the car and walked to the rear of his car as we talked about his friend being ill. The driver said he was trying
to get to the exit to turn around and go back to the hospital in West Memphis. I asked the driver if he had an ID and he said yes.
I asked him to get it for me and he handed me an Illinois ID card that identified him as ERIK WINFERT from Chicago Heights,
Illinois. I asked WINFERT if the car belonged to him and he said no it belonged to a friend. I told WINFERT his MIRANDA
RIGHTS and asked him if he understood his rights. WINFERT said yes he understood. I told him I could smell the odor of
marijuana coming from his person and the interior of the car. I asked WINFERT if he had anything illegal in the car and he said