THP: Driver charged with DUI after tree impales car
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The driver of a vehicle that was impaled by a tree on April 20 has been charged with DUI and child endangerment.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) reported that a Toyota Corolla was traveling westbound in the Houston Valley Road/Tarlton Circle area of State Route 107 just after 4 p.m.
The vehicle reportedly went off the right side of the road into a ditch line, continuing westbound. The vehicle then hit a downed tree.
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The tree reportedly entered through the windshield of the passenger side. The vehicle spun clockwise and came to a rest partially in the roadway, THP stated.
The driver, identified by THP as Christopher K. Moir Jr., 31, was injured in the crash. A 7-year-old passenger was reportedly uninjured in the crash.
According to THP, Moir Jr. was charged with the following:
DUI
Child endangerment
Possession of a handgun while intoxicated
Implied consent
Due care
Failure to maintain lane
Moir Jr. was later taken to the Washington County Detention Center.
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