20-year-old Arrested After ‘hitting Pedestrians With Her Tesla’ - And Video Shows The Car Plowing Through A Crowd

A Kentucky female has been arrested and charged pinch hitting 4 pedestrians pinch her Tesla Model 3 while driving nether nan power successful downtown Lexington successful nan early hours of Sunday.

Kaydence Carpenter, 20, from Frankfort, was apprehended aft constabulary opportunity video shows her calmly reversing her achromatic Tesla successful a parking batch earlier abruptly plowing guardant consecutive done a crowd of group astatine 2.20 a.m. Sunday morning.

The suspect’s car tin beryllium seen in surveillance video of nan incident obtained by WKYT mounting nan curb and surging done nan assembled pedestrians, sending respective flying disconnected her hood, earlier proceeding successful nan incorrect guidance down Short Street.

She was past quickly stopped by officers who wrote successful their apprehension citation that her actions “created important threat of decease and/or superior beingness wounded to others.”

Carpenter had displayed an “extreme indifference to nan worth of quality life,” nan constabulary added.

The arresting officers further said she “exhibited bloodshot watery eyes, slurred speech, a assortment of affectional effects, and nan odor of an alcoholic beverage radiated from her person” erstwhile she said to them.

They reported recovering a clone ID and a valid driving licence during a regular hunt of her vehicle.

According to nan citation, Carpenter refused a activity trial astatine nan segment and showed signs of impairment during a section sobriety trial she did later participate successful astatine Fayette County Detention Center.

Carpenter tin beryllium seen smiling successful her mugshot.

The fishy was yet charged pinch 4 counts of second-degree assault, first-degree wanton endangerment, DUI, reckless driving and licensee allowing a personification nether nan property of 21 connected premises wherever intoxicant is sold.

She was released later Sunday aft posting a $5,000 bond.

Carpenter is scheduled to beryllium arraigned successful Fayette District Court connected Monday, according to tribunal records.