Police found 20-year-old Bryan Bosworth-Smith passed out in the driver’s seat of his vehicle at a McDonald’s drive-thru with a pistol in his right hand and his car in drive on Saturday. Officers attempted to immobilize the vehicle using their patrol cars and used a loudspeaker, lights, sirens, for over 25 minutes while knocking on his window until he finally woke up in a state of shock and panic – taking his foot off the brake and continuing to hold his weapon. Once they broke out the glass of his rear window he dropped the weapon and complied. He stated he had smoked marijuana which he had bought via a phone app prior to driving.
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Kathleen Nannie blows 0.225% BAC after fleeing scene of crash in downtown Nashville
Police found 20-year-old Kathleen Nannie outside of her vehicle at 1301 Division Street, sitting with security staff after she crashed into another vehicle near 17th and Broadway and fled. She told police she had two drinks with vodka prior to driving. She refused to answer any questions without a lawyer being present but did state she would not pass a breath test and then continued to state “I shouldn’t have been drinking and driving”, according to police. She eventually took a breathalyzer and blew a 0.225% BAC, almost triple the legal limit.
DUI: Alex Hernandez jumps out of his own driver’s seat, chases vehicle in downtown Nashville
32-year-old Alex Hernandez was attempting to drive his silver van out of the parking garage near 3rd Ave & Broadway in downtown Nashville when he suddenly stepped out of the driver’s side door while the van continued to roll onto 3rd Avenue with passengers inside. He chased the van to get it to stop, and hopped back into the driver’s seat, catching the eye of an officer who was stuck in traffic while responding to another nearby call. Hernandez admitted to having three beers prior to driving and “respectfully declined” to participate in field sobriety tests. All the passengers had also been drinking, so the officer drove the defendant’s vehicle back into the parking garage so it would be safely parked and not be towed. Hernandez was charged with DUI.
DUI: Michael Boswell rolls vehicle immediately after buying alcohol at convenience store
A convenience store employee says 52-year-old Michael Boswell was already “in an abnormal state” when he purchased alcohol Tuesday afternoon. Moments later he would roll his 2020 Ford Fusion within view of the store. As police and medics responded to the upside-down car, they documented multiple beer bottles resting on the inside roof of the car. They say Boswell’s breath reeked of alcohol, and he had slurred speech and glazy eyes. He has two prior DUIs in 2001 and 2003.
DUI: Joseph Rock blows double BAC limit after blocking an interstate on-ramp
24-year-old Joseph Rock was found in his vehicle blocking a lane of traffic on an entrance ramp to I-24. He states he was driving on the interstate when a semi-truck struck his vehicle. Police say he was heavily intoxicated and reeked of alcohol. He was swaying as he attempted to stand, and declined field sobriety tests. Rock blew a 0.172% BAC on a breathalyzer.
#DUI: Rebecca Oravec found with 9 empty White Claws, 1 still cold to the touch #WhiteClawWasted
48-year-old Rebecca Oravec was involved in a non-injury crash on March 2nd, and police report her reeking of alcohol with pinpoint pupils, and slurred speech. She told responding officers she needed to be admitted to a rehab facility, stating she was an alcoholic. She admitted to consuming “a couple” of drinks. Inside the vehicle, officers located 9 open and empty cans of White Claw, and one unopened can which was still cold to the touch.
DUI Crash: Robert Baugh “pleads the fifth” when asked how much he had to drink after midtown show
28-year-old Robert Baugh says he was coming from a show in midtown, where he had been drinking, when he swerved to pass a vehicle in East Nashville, impacted a wall, and spun around. Multiple witnesses came to his immediate aid to find him unresponsive. As police and medics arrived he became alert and when asked how much had had to drink, he stated: “I plead the fifth”. He thought he was on I-40 and was unable to stand without swaying. Inside the vehicle, officers located an empty bottle of Hennessy, and a nearly empty bottle of Jim Beam Whiskey.
DUI: Musician Zachary Goforth blows double BAC limit when found asleep behind wheel of car
37-year-old Zachary Goforth was found asleep behind the wheel of his car on the shoulder of the road in East Nashville Monday night. He admitted to having “a couple of shots” of alcohol prior to driving, and officers located a bottle of Whisky wedged between his seat and the center console that was a third empty. He was unsure how he ended up on the shoulder of the road and refused to participate in field sobriety tests. He did blow a 0.18% BAC on a breathalyzer.
DUI: Roshan Tamang admits to 4-5 shots of Hennessy prior to Antioch crash
26-year-old Roshan Tamang says he had 4-5 shots of Hennessy prior to losing control of his vehicle and striking rock wall on Blue Hole Road in Antioch early Sunday morning. Police say both he and the vehicle “reeked” of alcohol. He performed poorly on field sobriety tests, hopping, swaying, and wobbling during them.
DUI: Haley Mikenas arrested after sideswiping a parked car in front of cop in downtown Nashville
30-year-old Haley Michele Mikenas faces multiple charges after sideswiping a parked car on Demonbreun Street. Officer Joshua Spurlock observed the crash, in which Mikenas says someone waved her through a crowded parking lot and she “encountered a tight spot”. Police report she smelled of alcohol and performed poorly on field sobriety tests. As she arrived at booking, she had an outburst and yelled at a television which informed new arrestees of the booking procedures they were about to encounter.