LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A driver who misplaced management of her automotive, which ended up partially hanging off a Las Vegas interstate ramp, informed Nevada Freeway Patrol troopers that she had a number of drinks within the hours earlier than, paperwork mentioned.
Police arrested the driving force a number of hours after the April 18 crash close to the Rainbow Curve, paperwork mentioned. The motive force misplaced management on an Interstate 11 ramp, inflicting the automotive to finish up on the sting of a rocky embankment.
Paramedics transported the driving force to a hospital the place a trooper later interviewed her, paperwork mentioned. The motive force informed police “she did not know how the crash occurred” and that “she consumed approximately four alcoholic beverages, which included two shots of tequila and two other alcoholic drinks.”
Freeway patrol posted a photograph of the automotive to their social media pages within the days after, writing, “Impaired driving is no joke! This person could have been another statistic as well as injuring or killing someone else. Luckily today, this person was arrested for DUI.”
Troopers famous that whereas the driving force reported no accidents, they discovered dry blood within the automobile, paperwork mentioned.
Troopers later booked the driving force into the Las Vegas jail.
She faces misdemeanor prices, together with DUI, information mentioned. The motive force was attributable to be arraigned on her prices in June.
The data on this report got here on Wednesday following a public information request filed after the crash.
