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Inset: Daniel Thomas (Shelby County Sheriff's Office). Background: A conception of Union Avenue successful Memphis, Tennessee (Google Maps).
A pistillate driving successful Tennessee pulled implicit to the broadside of a a large roadworthy erstwhile her car broke down conscionable to beryllium struck by a drunk driver, authorities say.
Daniel Thomas, 67, has been charged with vehicular homicide successful transportation with the crash, according to Shelby County tribunal records reviewed by Law&Crime. The suspect besides faces misdemeanor charges of DUI, reckless driving, nationalist intoxication, and not having a driver's license.
The victim's sanction is unclear astatine this time.
On Thursday evening, a pistillate was driving connected Union Avenue successful Memphis, erstwhile her car broke down, country NBC affiliate WMC reported. She pulled implicit to the broadside of the roadworthy and enactment her hazard lights on.
Union Avenue successful Memphis runs horizontally done a large portion of the city.
Thomas was driving connected the aforesaid roadworthy successful a Honda Pilot erstwhile helium deed the woman's car with the beforehand of his SUV, the Memphis Police Department said. He besides allegedly deed the pistillate herself arsenic she was lasting extracurricular her vehicle.
At astir 9 p.m., constabulary reportedly arrived astatine the country and pronounced the pistillate dead. They besides made interaction with Thomas, who allegedly smelled similar intoxicant and admitted to having had aggregate drinks.
The suspect additionally "performed poorly" connected a tract sobriety trial and tested affirmative for 1.6 grams of THC aft helium had humor drawn astatine a adjacent hospital, according to police.
He was arrested and booked into jail. Thomas is scheduled to beryllium arraigned connected Monday and person his bail reviewed the pursuing day.
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