Memphis cop hospitalized, DUI suspect arrested with 2 toddlers in back seat
01/12/2020 2:10 pm PST
via WREG:
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) -- A Memphis police officer is in critical condition after a woman allegedly hit a police cruiser early Sunday morning, trapping the officer inside. The officer was hospitalized with a concussion, fractured tailbone and fractured pelvis.
Cadarius Davis allegedly drove her Chevy Equinox into the driver's side of the police cruiser, trapping him.
Arrest records say Davis smelled of alcohol, was swaying and could not walk in a straight line. Officers say she was also being belligerent and slurring her words.
Davis' two children, who are 2 and 3 years old, were in the back seat. They were taken to Le Bonheur Children's Hospital but police say the children did not have any visible injuries.
Officers found an empty bottle of whiskey on the passenger side of the vehicle.
Cadarius Davis is facing a list of charges including: child abuse, driving under the influence, public intoxication and vehicular assault.
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