A citizen's report about a possible drunken driver on Sunday, Dec. 13 ended in arrest but not for imbibed driving.

The motorist called 911 at 12:19 a.m. about a car being drive erratically in the area of Hatch Road and Richland Avenue and provided 911 dispatchers with a car description and license plate number. Officer Eric Gallegos found the car at Hatch and Herndon and followed it westbound on Hatch Road. The driver, Patricia Zepeda, 35, of Modesto, was observed driving at a high rate of speed and weaving. Officer Gallegos stopped Zepeda who appeared to be hiding something under the passenger seat. He searched the car and found a loaded .45 caliber handgun and drugs.

A six-year-old daughter in the car was taken in by family members as Zepeda was arrested on charges of possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle, possession of methamphetamine, resisting or obstructing a peace officer and driving without a license.