Phoebe Judge

That year, the generic equivalent of Ambien came out, Zolpidem.

Manufacturers added a similar warning, and millions of people started taking it, including Lindsay Schweigert, who'd just started a new prescription the day she was arrested in 2011.

Lindsay was charged with a DUI and for running a stoplight.

As for the car she hit, no one was hurt, and the damage was minor.

Lindsay says the repair cost something around $450.

Lindsay's lawyer argued that what had happened was a known side effect of Ambien.

She ended up pleading guilty to a lesser charge, careless driving, to avoid jail time, and her license was suspended for a year.

She also paid thousands of dollars in legal fees.

Is it still hard to believe that you were able to do all of that while asleep?

I mean, that seems terrifying.

She says she hasn't taken Ambien or Zolpidem since.

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