HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – Early Tuesday morning, emergency responders were on the scene of an accident in downtown Hopkinsville that resulted in an arrest.
On Nov. 10 just after 7 a.m., a Franklin, Tennessee woman was attempting to turn right onto East Ninth Street from South Virgina Street, striking a tree and flipping her vehicle in front of the museum.
According to an arrest report from HPD, the driver exhibited signs of being under the influence of alcohol. She told officers that she had four shots of vodka on an empty stomach prior to operating the vehicle and additional field testing was done to test her sobriety.
The woman was placed under arrest by HPD and was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of a substance as well as driving on a DUI suspended license.
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