ASHVILLE — A woman involved in a fatal crash Thursday morning had pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol earlier in the day, court records show.
Stephanie L. Ferguson, 29, of Nashville is the suspected driver of a Toyota Tundra pickup truck that smashed into the back of the Cadillac sedan carrying two people, police said.Willie Nichols, 64, and Aaron Hall, 66, both of Nashville were rushed to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where they were pronounced dead.
"We are all in shock," said Rod Fuller, Hall's stepson. "It's just hard to believe that he's gone. Hall was helping his friend find a new tire for his vehicle.
Ferguson and her passenger, Ashley Morrison, 28, of Nashville were seriously injured, police said. Four people inside the two vehicles in front of the Cadillac suffered non-critical injuries when their vehicles were hit in the chain-reaction crash.
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Ferguson and her lawyer, Stephanie Pirera, did not respond to requests for comment; on her Facebook page Ferguson posted that she had had a seizure. Kris Mumford, a spokeswoman for Metropolitan Nashville Police, said investigators are aware of Ferguson's statement but could not verify it.
Ferguson was convicted Thursday morning of a misdemeanor DUI that occurred Dec. 31, 2013, according to the Nashville-Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk's Office. For that offense, she must serve two days in jail and 11 months and 29 days on probation.
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Ferguson's driver's license was revoked at the time of Thursday's crash, a police press release said. She has a lengthy history of run-ins with police that dates back to 2003, according to court records.
She was booked into jail Friday afternoon on a probation violation and is being held on $100,000 bond, records show.
Mumford said the crash investigation is continuing and police will determine additional charges in consultation with the Nashville District Attorney's Office.
Comment:With the life speed much faster cars’s spreed also more quick.Addition people don’t understand and obey rules.What’s the most important is that people don’t humility.So there are more and more traffic violations.
This accident warn that drivers shouldn’t drinking before driving.Drinking not only hurt themselves but also injury others.What’s more our country should punish them seriously in order to stop them to do more traffic violation.
