Tag: Leaving the scene of an Accident

DUI: Man flees after crash, tells police he’s “a lightweight when it comes to drinking”— Michael Simonetti

Jason Steen

31-year-old Michael Simonetti, who described himself to police as “a lightweight when it comes to drinking” called to report he had been in a crash just over 90 minutes earlier. Police met him just down the street, where they discovered a puddle and trail of fresh alcohol, which he had poured out the window of his vehicle. He says he left the scene because he believed the other vehicle also left. Inside the car, police found 6 empty Captain Morgan bottles, and a glass with ice and liquor inside, along with other random alcohol cans.

He failed field sobriety tests and was charged with DUI, violation of implied consent law, and leaving the scene of an accident.

Motorist chases down DUI driver who hit him after she drank at Dogwood — Dana Winfrey

Jason Steen

24-year-old Dana Winfrey says she had 1 mimosa at Dogwood Nashville earlier in the day before driving her vehicle and crashing into another vehicle on I-65, and fleeing the scene. The victim followed her and blocked her in when she stopped, and waited for police to arrive. Police observed a video of her driving away after the crash, and charged her with DUI, violation of the implied consent law, and leaving the scene of an accident. She is free on pre-trial release.

Woman sits on road with her child amid traffic after rear-ending another driver, screaming she’s a racist

Jason Steen

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.

Teen felon’s ankle monitor leads police to find him in stolen Mercedes; evasion causes 3 hospitalizations

Sebastian Shaw

17-year-old David Mays was charged with evading arrest, felon in possession of a handgun, theft, possession of drugs, and violating CoR after evading authorities in a stolen Benz, crashing into 3 vehicles, causing hospitalizations, and fleeing on foot.

Woman found dead at car accident; driver flees on foot and turns himself in the next day

Sebastian Shaw

38-year-old Kenneth Patton was charged with leaving the scene of an injury accident when police found the passenger of a car accident deceased. The driver fled the scene on foot and turned himself in the next day.

Man caught with 15-year-old runaway girl hits three vehicles during escape

Trish Butler

19-year-old Skyler Whitefield-Brewner was charged with leaving the scene and contributing to the delinquency of a minor when a mother caught him with her 15-year-old runaway daughter and he damaged three vehicles while escaping with the child.

Nashville man shoves officer, flees scene of accident without shirt or shoes

Blaine Kellar

35-year-old Tony Stout was charged with possession of cocaine with intent, leaving the scene of an accident, resisting arrest, and evading arrest after police observed a plastic baggie with over 3 grams of “white powder substance” in his wrecked vehicle. When being detained, he pushed the officer away and ran off.

Belligerent man causes a ruckus at ex-girlfriend’s parents’ house

Sebastian Shaw

22-year-old Preston Oldham was charged with domestic assault and leaving the scene of an accident when he caused a disturbance outside his ex-girlfriend’s parents’ house then threatened her father when he came outside to address the situation.

Carjacker takes officers on high-speed pursuit before crashing into another vehicle

Trish Butler

22-year-old Jd Morris was charged with two counts evading, especially aggravated kidnapping, failure to report, carjacking, leaving the scene, no driver’s license, and failure to give aid after he carjacked a man and stole the vehicle when the victim bailed. He led officers on a high-speed chase until wrecking into another car.