Crime & Safety
Nashville Mom Socks Fire Captain Following Drunken Crash: Police
A Nashville woman was arrested on public intoxication and a host of other charges, including assaulting a fire captain, following a wreck.
NASHVILLE, TN -- A Nashville woman drinking vodka behind the wheel wrecked her car early Thursday morning with her 2-month-old son in the back seat, according to Metro Police.
And then she slugged a fire captain.
Police say 33-year-old Denisha Williams knocked on the door of a Brick Church Pike home early Thursday saying she needed help. Witnesses said her son was wearing just a onesie despite it being 7 degrees outside.
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Williams reportedly told police she'd been drinking vodka when she crashed her car into a tree.
A Nashville Fire Department captain was attempting to take her son to the hospital for evaluation following the crash when Williams punched him in the mouth, according to police.
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She is charged with child endangerment, assault, public intoxication, and leaving the scene of an accident.
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