Woman Arrested for DUI, Faces Hit-and-Run Warrants in GA
A woman was arrested on DUI charges in Clarke County, Georgia, after officers found her driving a heavily damaged vehicle with a hole in the windshield and most of the front end missing. The arrest followed 911 calls from witnesses in two separate counties who reported watching her run off the road and strike objects before continuing to drive.
According to bodycam footage from the encounter, the woman had left her workplace in Pendergrass, Georgia, driving a borrowed car that was due to be returned the following morning. Callers in both Clarke and Oconee counties reported observing the vehicle leave the roadway and collide with roadside objects during the drive.
When officers stopped the vehicle, the damage was extensive enough to draw immediate attention. The woman offered several explanations for the condition of the car and her driving, including a claim that she had "weaved a little too hard" and that a Coke bottle had rolled underneath the brake pedal. She also stated she "might have brushed" a curb.
Officers noted an open container in the center console. The woman insisted the drink was not a mixture of Jack Daniels and Coke, though officers proceeded with standard field sobriety testing. A Drug Recognition Expert was called to the scene and administered a full battery of field sobriety exercises.
Based on the results of those tests and the physical evidence at the scene, officers arrested the woman on suspicion of driving under the influence in Clarke County. During the course of the stop, it was also determined that hit-and-run warrants had been issued for her in neighboring Oconee County, stemming from reports of damaged mailboxes along her route of travel.
The woman was taken into custody in Clarke County on the DUI charge. She additionally faces outstanding hit-and-run warrants in Oconee County related to property damage reported along the roadway prior to the stop. Formal charges and case details are being processed through the respective county court systems.
