In the early hours of Sunday morning, police responded to a single-vehicle crash at Shelby Ave & S. 11th Street and located the driver, 40-year-old Katherine Eller, who had struck a tree. Eller told officers she was looking at her cell phone at the time of impact. She stated she had “split a bottle of wine” with a friend three hours prior to driving. She performed poorly on field sobriety tests and was unable to provide proof of insurance. She was transported to jail and initially blew a 0.163% BAC on a breathalyzer.
Tag: implied consent violation
DUI: Ivy Searles found reclined & asleep behind the wheel of a running car in West Nashville
Metro Nashville Police came upon a vehicle parked and running at Charlotte Ave & 48th at 2:13 a.m. Thursday, with 24-year-old Ivy Searles asleep inside, reclined in the driver’s seat. Officers knocked on the window, and she eventually woke up and rolled down her window. Officers say they immediately smelled alcohol coming from her breath. Searles stated she had dinner and a martini at the Hawthorne restaurant, about a block away, at 7:30 p.m. and then walked to Otto’s bar for another martini after dinner. She performed poorly on field sobriety tests and was transported to booking, charged with DUI.
Tourist Todd Miller pooped in hotel elevator, scooted dirty butt across floor like a dog
Metro Nashville Police responded to the Hyatt Centric Downtown Nashville Hotel at 2 p.m. Monday, where 37-year-old tourist Todd Miller was due to check out as his stay had ended. Instead, he was reportedly extremely intoxicated and had just defecated in an elevator and was wandering the floors of the hotel while refusing to leave, including “scooting his poop-covered butt cheeks across the floor like a dog,” according to a witness account of the incident. As officers arrived, the staff pointed to a black Dodge Ram, which he had just gotten into and started the ignition, and that’s where police found the feces-covered man. Miller stated he had just finished a box of wine and asked for a lawyer. He was charged with DUI and transported to booking.
Terika Jones charged with DUI in Hotel Preston parking lot
38-year-old Terika Jones drove her Chevy Impala through the parking lot at Hotel Preston at 3:25 a.m. Saturday, running over multiple curbs and crashing into a parked vehicle. After the crash, she exited the car and walked away as if nothing had happened. Hotel staff alerted police, who confirmed the drunken antics from a security video. She was taken into custody and charged with driving under the influence.
DUI: Gregory Stamps found drinking a Natty Daddy while driving in East Nashville
Police were on the lookout for 55-year-old Gregory Stamps, who was reported to be intoxicated and driving a black Toyota RAV4 on January 5. He was eventually located on Woodland Street, where they conducted a traffic stop to check on his welfare. Officers say he had constricted pupils and the smell of alcohol coming from his breath. Stamps stated he consumed a 25oz beer prior to driving, and officers observed a 25oz Natty Daddy in the console beside him. He was taken into custody and charged with public intoxication.
Parson James (Ashton Parson) charged in 2nd DUI crash this year
31-year-old Sony Music recording artist Ashton Latadre Parson was charged with a DUI in January after crashing into a dumpster behind Checkers in East Nashville. A month later, his attorney, Nick McGregor, got his charges reduced to reckless endangerment, and Parson, who goes by the stage name of ‘Parson James’, received a suspended and probated sentence of 11 months and 29 days. Overnight, Parson was arrested for yet another DUI after he crashed at 17th & Edgehill. He admitted to consuming two glasses of wine and refused a blood test because of taking “medicinal things,” which he later clarified was marijuana. A warrant was obtained for his blood, and a draw was completed before he was transported to booking.
DUI: Justin Record flips car after leaving bar; police find white powdery substance
After 34-year-old Justin William Record crashed his vehicle on Charlotte Pike at 2 a.m. Wednesday, and overturned his car into a small group of trees, he told police he had been rear-ended by another car that caused him to flip his vehicle. His girlfriend, who was traveling in a vehicle behind him, states Justing “just went off the road.” He admitted to consuming two shots and two to three beers at Copa Cabana Bar & Grill, a bar directly across the street, just before driving. He performed poorly on field sobriety tests and, once at booking, was found to have two small baggies with traces amounts of a white powdery substance. Deputies also located a twenty dollar bill with the same white powdery substance.
Predators executive Jason Oxford found slumped over wheel after “two beers” at hockey game
48-year-old Jason Raymond Oxford was sitting at a traffic light at a Rivergate intersection and nodded off while parked in the lane. The car behind him was a Goodlettsville Police Officer, who pulled alongside Oxford to check on him after he sat through two light cycles. He observed Oxford slumped over the wheel asleep. Another officer arrived, and they blocked the vehicle from the front and back and then woke Oxford. He stated he had “two beers” at the Nashville Predators Hockey game, and officers confirmed he reeked of alcohol. On the floorboard, officers also located a pill bottle with marijuana inside. Oxford is the Director of Corporate Development for the Nashville Predators.
DUI: Mark Delgrosso drove drunk to help a friend who crashed
28-year-old Mark Delgrosso was arrested early Monday morning for a DUI. According to police reports, officers were responding to a motor vehicle collision at the Ellington Pkwy S exit ramp to E Trinity Ln when Mark was found at the location. He told officers he was there to check on a friend who was involved in the crash. He told the police he had just come from a Christmas party and had “one drink.” When questioned by police, he declined all sobriety testing and was transported to jail.
DUI: Sejal Desai charged after falling asleep while driving; drank “two IPAs” at a party
43-year-old Sejal Desai says she consumed two IPA beers, including a “Bearded Iris” at a party before falling asleep behind the wheel of her car in the early hours of Thursday morning. Police and medics arrived to find her still sleeping and woke her up. She stated she was disoriented and tired while driving and fell asleep but later admitted her disorientation was due to being intoxicated. She was charged with DUI.