Police say the driver also had a young child in the car at the time of the crash.
Christin M. Smith. Photo by the Dearborn County Sheriff's Office.
(Lawrenceburg, Ind.) - A Lawrenceburg woman is accused of driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident.
Lawrenceburg Police say Christin M. Smith, 25, was traveling along Valley Drive around 11:12 p.m. on June 13 when she crashed into a parked 2004 Buick Rendezvous.
Smith was located shortly after the crash with her two-year-old son, standing next to her 2009 black Mazda 6 that allegedly had heavy front end damage on the passenger side.
Police say Smith admitted several times that she was the driver of the vehicle. She also allegedly failed a field sobriety test and was taken to Highpoint Health for a blood test.
Smith is charged with OWI with Passenger Under 18 (level 6 felony), Operating While Intoxicated Endangerment (class a misdemeanor), and Failure to Stop After Accident (class b misdemeanor).
She is currently held in the Dearborn County Law Enforcement Center on $500 cash bond.
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