RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A Harnett County woman is facing felony charges after a routine traffic stop turned into a life-threatening encounter.

Prosecutors said 49-year-old Linda Tripp threw fentanyl into a Wake County Sheriff Deputy's face as a way to destroy evidence on Wednesday.

The deputy pulled Tripp over on Auburn Knightdale Road in Raleigh, after receiving 911 calls from multiple people about a truck swerving in the road. That's when prosecutors said the situation escalated.

"The defendant attempted to remove a dollar bill from view of the deputy as that struggle occurred," prosecutors said. "The defendant threw fentanyl into [the deputy's] face. He did have to go to the hospital to be checked out as a result of that.

According to Lt. Joe Fisher with the Wake County Sheriff's Off

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