Deputies: Intoxicated texting leads to crash, SUV fire

October 29, 2018October 29, 2018 John Clark

Photo courtesy of Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department.

A local woman is under arrest, accused of texting while driving drunk, wrecking her SUV. And the SUV then burst into flames, destroying the vehicle.

The incident happened at about 3:07 a.m. yesterday morning near County Road 250E. Deputies from the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department report finding a split utility pole and a Jeep Commander on its side, with smoke pouring from the engine compartment.

29-year-old Savannah Hall of Columbus then climbed out of the vehicle and admitted that she was on her way home after drinking earlier and she said she was texting before the crash.

She was arrested on a preliminary charge of operating a motor vehicle under the influence.