Altoona woman found with gun, drugs after car crash, police report

ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — A crash in the city led to the finding of drugs, a handgun without a serial number and charges against an Altoona woman, police said.

Emily Rae Huber, 21, was arraigned Wednesday morning after a crash happened around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23 at the intersection of 11th Street and 7th Avenue.

Altoona police responded to the crash where the driver of a second vehicle, and a witness, said Huber failed to stop at a stop sign and hit the vehicle, according to the criminal complaint. While Huber was being put in an ambulance, she requested her purse from her car. Police said they looked for identification in the purse when they noticed a handgun that had a phrase stamped on the grip, where they believe the serial number should have been.

According to charges filed, police also found a box of unknown pills and a plastic baggie with a white powder inside. While investigating the pills in a small plastic baggie labeled “Fake Percs” were found to be amphetamine and dextroamphetamine. Also in the box were 21 gabapentin. Police said the white powder tested positive for methamphetamine.

Huber was discharged from UPMC and taken to the Altoona police station. Police noted that she does not have a concealed carry permit.

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Huber is facing two felony firearm possession charges and two misdemeanor drug charges. She was placed in Blair County Prison with bail set at $25,000

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