64-year-old Sally Mattis, of Memphis, was charged with DUI just before 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Harpeth River State Park in Nashville when police found her with 9 open and empty bottles of Barefoot Pinot Grigio in her vehicle, though she claims she only recently drank two. While talking with officers, she urinated all over herself mid-conversation and refused all testing.
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DUI: Sophie Swaney arrested with gun, drugs; boyfriend falls out of vehicle, upset over photoshoot
26-year-old outdoor brand influencer Sophie Swaney, who has over a million followers across various platforms, was arrested Saturday in Nashville after police say she was driving under the influence while in possession of a handgun and drugs. Her boyfriend, who was upset over a photoshoot, climbed out the passenger window while traveling on Charlotte Ave. and fell on his head, causing him to land in the trauma unit with a brain injury.
Woman sits on road with her child amid traffic after rear-ending another driver, screaming she’s a racist
Metro Police say 31-year-old Brittany Trice rear-ended a car in South Nashville, exited her vehicle, screamed at the other driver calling her a racist, yelled at passing by vehicles, then retrieved her 5-year-old daughter from her car and sat in the middle of traffic on the busy road for a few minutes in some weird act of defiance before fleeing the scene.
Whip-It Canister & 100+ empty cartridges found in lap of man passed out behind the wheel #IWantMyLawyer
34-year-old Nicholas Beaty was found passed out behind the wheel of a white Mini Cooper with a whip-it canister and over 100 empty cartridges in his lap and front seat area of the vehicle. The keys were in the ignition and the music was blaring. To his right sat two empty Bud Light Lime bottles. Police say he was “angry, agitated, and dazed” when they shook him awake, and refused each and every question, simply demanding his lawyer.
Man admits to inflating price of LSD for “drunk college girls” after being found with 20 hits of acid
25-year-old Dallas Lee Burke is held on a $54,500 bond after he crashed his vehicle and inside officers found 20 hits of acid (LSD), empty and full beer cans, and marijuana. Burke admitted to selling hits of acid, but not making it, though officers noted a unique tattoo on his arm, which he disclosed was the “scientific formula for acid”, according to an affidavit.
Airplane pilot charged with DUI after taking drugs and rolling vehicle with a revoked driver’s license
43-year-old Mark Scott Bornemann is charged with DUI after police found him inside his crashed vehicle, which landed on its side after a collision on Briley Parkway on March 16th. Bornemann, who is a licensed pilot, had his license to drive on land revoked years ago, and told officers he had taken Gabapentin before driving, but not for any diagnosed injury or illness. Police say he was nodding out, sweating profusely, and couldn’t stay awake during their interview.
DUI: Pastor says he had “some Bourbon” before plowing into a vehicle at a red light & attempting to flee
57-year-old Pastor Lavan Strickland struck a vehicle at a red light on March 14th, then attempted to flee the scene, only to be stopped by a utility pole he then crashed into, disabling his vehicle. The person he crashed into suffered a lower-back injury, while the pastor admitted to having ‘some Bourbon’ but refused any other specifics.
DUI: Woman blows .285 BAC while out on pre-trial release for blowing .263 weeks prior, given PTR again
40-year-old Jennifer Lichty posted in the #HipHermitage Facebook group late Sunday evening looking for someone to go out and have dinner with. She says she ended up going to Cinco De Mayo alone, and police say they later found her afterward when she rammed a moving vehicle in her apartment complex and blew a 0.285 BAC, more than three times the legal limit. Lichty was already out on #PreTrialRelease after she was found passed out behind the wheel with a bottle of rum on January 26, when she blew a 0.263 BAC.
DUI: Thomas Courtney tells police he’s “in his bed” when found asleep behind the wheel in traffic
51-year-old Thomas Courtney, of Mt. Juliet’s Courtney’s Restaurant & Catering, told officers he thought he was “in his bed” when they found him asleep behind the wheel of a running car late Thursday night, heavily intoxicated
Nashville Police charge cuffed man with vandalism after he urinates in back of patrol car
Metro Nashville Police have charged Joseph ‘Joey’ Windler, the 29-year-old owner of Rukus Cycling Nashville, with vandalism after they cuffed him in the rear of a patrol car during a DUI arrest, and they say he urinated on the seat, traffic cones, and plexiglass divider of the cage. The officer notes it’s not his normal job duty to clean urine and it takes away from his duty as a Patrol Sergeant, thereby costing the city money, and constituting vandalism as there is a monetary loss.
Man overdoses while driving; found with heroin in pill bottle
37-year-old Jason Gray was charged with driving under the influence after he was found slumped over in his car with fresh track marks on his arm and a bottle of heroin.
Teen charged with vehicular assault after admitting in ER that he was drinking before accident
19-year-old Yehiys Nigatu was charged with vehicular assault after he hit another driver head-on and spontaneously admitted, in front of MNPD in the emergency room, to drinking a quarter of a bottle of vodka before driving.
Intoxicated woman found sleeping in Bar-B-Cutie drive-thru
36-year-old Pamela Thomas was charged with DUI after a witness told officers she fell asleep in a drive-thru, woke up, and almost wrecked into a building.
Man pops Xanax, crashes car, and tells police “I have a problem, that’s why I’m in AA”
30-year-old Shepard Watson was charged with a DUI and implied consent after police asked if he believed he was intoxicated and unable to safely operate a vehicle and he stated, “I mean, scientifically I’d say yes.”
Duo found asleep and impaired in a running car at Mapco
22-year-old King Orozco was charged with DUI per se and 21-year-old Joanna Lombera was charged with possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, no driver’s license, and a DUI when they were caught asleep in a running car at Mapco.
Man charged with third DUI after crashing into McDonald’s drive-thru menu board
32-year-old William Swift was charged with DUI after he demolished a McDonald’s drive-thru menu and speaker with his Ford and insisted to police that his debit card was his ID.
Park police catch woman on cellphone at green light; tells police she drank wine at work
23-year-old Emily Swafford was charged with driving under the influence after she told police that she had two glasses of wine when she was pulled over for driving with no lights and could not answer basic questions.
Woman blows over double the legal limit after authorities find her vehicle stuck on railroad tracks
23-year-old Casie Moe was charged with driving under the influence after police found her vehicle still running on railroad tracks and she admitted to drinking three beers, two margaritas, and a shot of tequila.
Mother tells police she took a Xanax after driving through fence and smashing 2 parked cars
29-year-old Jessica Augustine was charged with DUI and reckless endangerment after she was found unconscious behind the wheel of a vehicle with her four-year-old child after it plowed through a fence and hit two parked cars
Man on a three-day bender tells police, “You aren’t gonna see what’s in my blood, I took a lot of things”
25-year-old Hassan Algizawi was charged with DUI and implied consent when police found him unconscious and urine-soaked behind the wheel. He was administered naloxone twice in one day during a three-day heroin bender.
Intoxicated driver found with her lights out fails breathalyzer test
62-year-old Ellen Lehman was charged with her first DUI after police saw her driving late at night with her headlights off and then blew a 0.12% BAC on a breathalyzer test.
Man threatens Clarksville woman’s life for snitching on Oxygen’s “Criminal Confessions”
33-year-old Thomas Albright was charged with aggravated assault for pointing a handgun and threatening to shoot a woman while calling her a snitch. She believed he may have been referring to her being on the Oxygen television show “Criminal Confessions.”
Intoxicated man found slumped behind wheel at intersection with child in car
26-year-old Fernando Juarez was charged with DUI with a child in the vehicle when he was found slumped over in his van at an intersection with open Bud Light cans visible in the vehicle.
Intoxicated man found passed out with a 40 ounce behind the wheel
61-year-old Leon Stinson was charged with DUI and driving on a revoked license when police found him passed out behind the wheel at a railroad crossing with his foot on the brake and a 40 ounce in the back seat.
Intoxicated woman tells police she took a pill, saw white light and passed out while driving
32-year-old Sharita Dunn was charged with her second DUI when police found her unconscious at the scene of a car accident. She awoke during transport and told officers at the hospital she ingested a pill and passed out while driving.
