WASHINGTON COUNTY, Fla.(WDNews) – A Washington County woman is facing charges after a UTV crash left a local educator with severe injuries earlier this fall.
Reports say the crash happened shortly after 9 p.m. on September 3 along Gainer Road. According to court records, 26-year-old Juliann Brook Padgett was behind the wheel of the UTV when she lost control and the vehicle overturned.
Her passenger, identified as Katelyn Faith King, was ejected during the crash and suffered multiple traumatic injuries. King was airlifted to a hospital in Dothan with two fractures to her skull and two fractures to her neck according to Washington County News.
Padgett was taken by personal vehicle to a nearby hospital for treatment. Following an investigation, she was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol causing serious bodily injury.
