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St. Augustine, FL -- A one-woman demolition derby faces drunk driving and other charges after St. Augustine police said she crashed her way through the city's downtown Tuesday in her Ford Explorer.
Denise Rose Tavary, 36, hit five vehicles and injured one woman as she careened around the city's Bayfront after leaving a bar, police said. The collisions began about 2 p.m.
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A 38-year-old Davie woman who complained of neck pain after she was hit while in her car was treated at a hospital and released.
Tavary was arrested after she stopped near the Plaza de la Constitucion.
After getting out of the SUV, Tavary told police she had only "one shot" of alcohol and that her prescription medicines "made me this way," according to a St. Augustine police report.
In her wake was $7,500 in damage to five other vehicles, police said.
Witnesses told officers they first saw Tavary's SUV run a stop sign and hit a truck on Avenida Menendez, then veer into a parking lot and plow into two other cars as it maneuvered back onto Avenida Menendez. Within a few hundred yards, Tavary rammed into the rear of two more cars before swinging the truck in a circle, heading east on Cathedral Place and stopping, police said.
Tavary was uninjured. Both front fenders, the front of her vehicle and a passenger door were smashed in the wrecks.
Tavary told police she had been at a downtown bar earlier. She refused to take a blood-alcohol test but was arrested for driving under the influence after failing roadside sobriety tests. Tavary also was charged with leaving the scene of an accident with injuries, leaving the scene of an accident with property damage and driving on a suspended license.
Tavary was in the St. Johns County jail Wednesday in lieu of $11,000 bail.
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St. Augustine, FL -- A one-woman demolition derby faces drunk driving and other charges after St. Augustine police said she crashed her way through the city's downtown Tuesday in her Ford Explorer.
Denise Rose Tavary, 36, hit five vehicles and injured one woman as she careened around the city's Bayfront after leaving a bar, police said. The collisions began about 2 p.m.
Crime iconStory icon More crime and public safety coverage
Story icon Crime Around You: An occasional series on Jacksonville's homicide rate
A 38-year-old Davie woman who complained of neck pain after she was hit while in her car was treated at a hospital and released.
Tavary was arrested after she stopped near the Plaza de la Constitucion.
After getting out of the SUV, Tavary told police she had only "one shot" of alcohol and that her prescription medicines "made me this way," according to a St. Augustine police report.
In her wake was $7,500 in damage to five other vehicles, police said.
Witnesses told officers they first saw Tavary's SUV run a stop sign and hit a truck on Avenida Menendez, then veer into a parking lot and plow into two other cars as it maneuvered back onto Avenida Menendez. Within a few hundred yards, Tavary rammed into the rear of two more cars before swinging the truck in a circle, heading east on Cathedral Place and stopping, police said.
Tavary was uninjured. Both front fenders, the front of her vehicle and a passenger door were smashed in the wrecks.
Tavary told police she had been at a downtown bar earlier. She refused to take a blood-alcohol test but was arrested for driving under the influence after failing roadside sobriety tests. Tavary also was charged with leaving the scene of an accident with injuries, leaving the scene of an accident with property damage and driving on a suspended license.
Tavary was in the St. Johns County jail Wednesday in lieu of $11,000 bail.
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