DUI: Vanderbilt Doctor Derrick Sowder hits motorcycle rider & flees the scene

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43-year-old Vanderbilt Doctor Derrick Sowder was jailed on April 15th for a hit and run on Lebanon Pike. A witness provided police with Sowder’s license plate number, and they found him parking his vehicle in his driveway as they arrived. There was significant damage to his vehicle, consistent with the crash that took place approximately a mile away. Sowder told police that he had been hit by an unknown vehicle and drove home without stopping after the crash. Sowder appeared to be intoxicated and admitted to drinking a glass of wine about 3 hours before the crash. His speech was slow and slurred, and he had watery bloodshot eyes. Mr. Sowder’s boyfriend, James Lindsey, took a rideshare to his house after hearing about the crash and told police that He and Sowder each had about four glasses of wine at his house before Mr. Sowder left to drive home. Mr. Sowder hit Elliot Mullins on a motorcycle, and he suffered a compound fracture to his leg.

Derrick Sowder (MNPD)
Derrick Sowder (MNPD)

Derrick Ross Sowder of Spence Enclave Way in Nashville, TN, was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail, charged with vehicular assault, failure to file a report, failure to give information/aid, and leaving the scene of an accident with injuries. He is free on a $6,500 bond.

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