Police say 39-year-old Samantha Crawford admitted to snorting a line of heroin at a South Nashville Mapco before she got behind the wheel of her car. She doesn’t remember anything after that, however, her passenger says he had to suddenly grab the steering wheel and attempt to navigate the vehicle for a mile before he was able to get it to stop after she nodded off from an overdose. Nashville Fire responded to the scene and revived her with two doses of Narcan. She is charged with DUI, and driving on a suspended license, and is free on pre-trial release. Crawford’s nursing license was suspended for drug use earlier this year after she admitted to using drugs while working as a jail nurse.
| COMPLAINT: |
| 2021-0566705 |
| ARREST WARRANT / AFFIDAVIT: |
| ON 11/01/2021, AT 1754 HOURS, OFFICERS RECEIVED A CALL FOR SERVICE AT MM 51 8 ON I24W FROM JESSE JACKSON, A FRIEND AND PASSENGER OF THE DEFENDANT’S, WHO STATED THAT THE DEFENDANT WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND NOT RESPONDING. MR. JACKSON REPORTED THAT THE DEFENDANT BEGAN TO NOD OFF WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT RESPOND WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO WAKE HER UP. MR. JACKSON ADVISED HE HAD TO GRAB THE STEERING WHEEL AND CONTROL THE VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE UNTIL HE WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. MEDIC 12 TRANSPORTED THE DEFENDANT TO ST THOMAS MIDTOWN FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT. OFFICERS SPOKE WITH TREVOR SKIERA, AN EMPLOYEE OF THE NASHVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT, OVER THE PHONE. MR. SKIERA STATED THAT WHEN THEY ARRIVED ON THE SCENE THE DEFENDANT WAS STILL UNRESPONSIVE AND WAS BREATHING AGONALLY. MR. SKIERA FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE DEFENDANT’S VITAL SIGNS WERE CONSISTENT WITH AN OPIOID OVERDOSE. NFD ADMINISTERED 2MG OF NARCAN AND REPORTED THE DEFENDANT WAS STILL UNRESPONSIVE. A SECOND 2MG DOSE OF NARCAN WAS ADMINISTERED. MR. SKIERA REPORTED THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO THE SECOND DOSE OF NARCAN AND ADVISED THE DEFENDANT BEGAN TO COME TO. AT THE HOSPITAL, THE DEFENDANT’S PUPILS WERE CONSTRICTED CONSISTENT WITH OPIOID USE. THE DEFENDANT TOLD OFFICERS THAT SHE HAD SNORTED A LINE OF HEROIN APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MINUTES BEFORE DRIVING AT A MAPCO GAS STATION IN THE AREA OF HARDING PLACE AND I24. THE DEFENDANT STATED SHE DID NOT HAVE ANY MEMORY OF WHAT HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE AND STATED THE NEXT MEMORY SHE HAD WAS COMING TO IN THE BACK OF THE AMBULANCE. A SEARCH IN ARMS SHOWED THE DEFENDANT’S DRIVER’S LICENSE IS SUSPENDED. |
| PROSECUTOR: |
| DOUGLAS M MANN |
| SIGNED BY COMMISSIONER / JUDGE: |
| CHRIS SANDERS HOFSTETTER |
| VICTIM: |
| – |
| CASE | CHARGE | BOND |
|---|---|---|
| GS955322 | DUI | 1500 |
| GS955323 | SUSPENDED LICENSE | 500 |
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| DEFENDANT: | CRAWFORD, SAMANTHA L |
| AKA(s): | SAMANTHA CRAWFORD |
| ADDRESS: | 251 HOGANS CREEK RD CARTHAGE, TN 37030 |
| JMS ID: | 965906 |
| CONTROL ID: | 604827 |
| SEX: | F |
| RACE: | WHITE |
| DOB: | 08/12/1982 (39) |
| ADMITTED: | 11/01/2021 10:17 PM |
| RELEASED: | 11/02/2021 01:09 AM |
| BOND VIA: | PRETRIAL |
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