Crime & Safety
Wrong-Way DUI Driver Tries U-Turn In Front Of Metro ATL Police: Cops
WATCH: Dash cam footage shows a suspected DUI driver trying to make a U-turn in front of a metro Atlanta officer, leading to her arrest.
BUFORD, GA — A 27-year-old Gainesville woman is facing multiple charges after police accused her of driving under the influence on the wrong side of the road.
Gwinnett County Police on Wednesday released dash camera footage, which police said shows Yuris Garcia Galvez attempting to make a U-turn in front of an officer while going the wrong way around 2:45 a.m. Sunday at Nelson Brogdon and Peachtree Industrial boulevards.
The officer performed a PIT maneuver, causing the woman's car to stop "before it could hit anyone head-on," police said.
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Police video appears to show the officer's patrol car hitting the back driver-side of the suspect's car and instructing the woman to get out of the car, seemingly showing her complying with commands.
Galvez was charged on suspicion of driving under the influence, driving on the wrong side of the roadway and fleeing or attempting to elude police, officers said. She was taken to the Gwinnett County Jail without incident, police said.
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