VINTON - Two people have been arrested on drug charges after getting stuck in a snow drift.

On Monday at 1:30 a.m., a deputy responded to a report of an occupied vehicle stuck in the snow on Linn-Benton Road one-half mile north of Highway 30.

The vehicle, a 1994 Chrysler van, was pulled out of the snow by a farmer. The deputy asked the driver of the van for their driver's license, and the driver sped off turning east on Highway 30 driving 100 mph.

The driver of the van refused to stop and turned south on Highway 151. The deputy saw the passenger throw a duffle bag from the van, the bag was leaking anhydrous ammonia. The van continued into Fairfax, where the passenger allegedly threw out a cooler. At that point the deputies vehicle became stuck in the snow.

The van was spotted later when returning for the cooler. When confronted by a deputy, the van drove east toward Cedar Rapids.

The van eventually was stopped by a Iowa State Trooper with the Linn County Sheriff's Office assisting.

Lucynda Jo Manternach age 36 from Mechanicsville, a passenger in the van was charged with possession of anhydrous ammonia with the intent to manufacture a controlled substance, a class D Felony. Manternach is being held in the Buchanan County Jail on $5,000.00 bond.

The driver of the van Bobby Joe Witt age 34 from Cedar Rapids, was charged with attempting to elude while participating in a felony, a class D Felony; possession of anhydrous ammonia with the intent to manufacture a controlled substance, a class D Felony; transporting anhydrous ammonia, a serious misdemeanor. Witt is being held in the Jones County Jail on traffic charges from Linn County and is awaiting an appearance on the Benton County Charges.