Police say Judge Christine Ward was pulled over in O'Hara Township after report of erratic driving on Route 28

Police say an Allegheny County judge was so drunk she fell over following a traffic stop and has been charged with driving under the influence.The charges filed Wednesday against Common Pleas Judge Christine Ward stem from a traffic stop by state police on Route 28 in O'Hara Township at about 5:30 p.m. Sunday.Video: Watch the report by David KaplanAn off-duty trooper pulled Ward over after seeing her driving erratically, and a uniformed trooper who arrived at the traffic stop at the BP station on Fox Chapel Road found her "incoherent," according to the criminal complaint.Asked whether she had anything to drink, Ward said, "I did. Too much," according to the complaint.A trooper tried to administer field sobriety tests, but at one point, Ward fell onto her side, the complaint said."I stopped the tests for fear anything further would be a danger to her safety," Trooper Daniel Beatty wrote.Ward refused a blood test. Her rights were read to her a total of three times "due to Ward's level of intoxication," police said in the complaint.Calls to Ward's office have not been returned Thursday.President Judge Jeffrey Manning said Ward won't be reassigned while her criminal case is pending because she handles only civil lawsuits."Judge Ward is an extremely talented and able judge serving in the Civil Division of our court and in the Commerce Court handling complex litigation. Any charges against her will receive the same fair and impartial treatment as every other case in our criminal justice system," Manning said in a written statement.Get the WTAE Pittsburgh's Action News 4 App

Police say an Allegheny County judge was so drunk she fell over following a traffic stop and has been charged with driving under the influence.

The charges filed Wednesday against Common Pleas Judge Christine Ward stem from a traffic stop by state police on Route 28 in O'Hara Township at about 5:30 p.m. Sunday.

Video: Watch the report by David Kaplan

An off-duty trooper pulled Ward over after seeing her driving erratically, and a uniformed trooper who arrived at the traffic stop at the BP station on Fox Chapel Road found her "incoherent," according to the criminal complaint.

Asked whether she had anything to drink, Ward said, "I did. Too much," according to the complaint.

A trooper tried to administer field sobriety tests, but at one point, Ward fell onto her side, the complaint said.

"I stopped the tests for fear anything further would be a danger to her safety," Trooper Daniel Beatty wrote.

Ward refused a blood test. Her rights were read to her a total of three times "due to Ward's level of intoxication," police said in the complaint.

Calls to Ward's office have not been returned Thursday.

President Judge Jeffrey Manning said Ward won't be reassigned while her criminal case is pending because she handles only civil lawsuits.

"Judge Ward is an extremely talented and able judge serving in the Civil Division of our court and in the Commerce Court handling complex litigation. Any charges against her will receive the same fair and impartial treatment as every other case in our criminal justice system," Manning said in a written statement.