Iowa City Police: University of Iowa Doctor Lied About Identity After Alcohol Induced Crash

An employee at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) was accused of obstructing a police investigation after she allegedly gave them false information due to her being a doctor at the hospital they were going to take her for treatment.

According to an Iowa City Police criminal complaint, police say they reponded a single-vehicle accident with a truck that had driven off the road and collided with a trees near the intersection of Mormon Trek Boulevard and Hawkeye Park Road at 1:41 a.m. Wednesday morning.

Officers responding to the scene spoke with a woman in the passenger seat who was later identified as Decontee Jimmeh Fletcher, 30, of Iowa City. Witnesses reported to the police that they had seen Fletcher try to drive away after the accident. Fletcher allegedly smelled of alcohol and admittted to drinking according to the complaint.

Fletcher allegedly repeatedly claimed a different birthday than her own and that her name was "Tameka Johnson." Police eventually learn that this was a false identity Fletcher was claiming due to her being a UIHC employee. Lee Hermiston of the Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that Fletcher is listed as a clinical assistant professor in UIHC's neurology clinic, according to the university's directory.

Fletcher was charged with obstruction with investigation and driving while intoxicated, both misdemeanors.