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Woman pleaded guilty to DUI before fatal crash
ASHVILLE — A woman involved in a fatal crash Thursday morning hadpleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcoholearlier in the day, court records show.
Stephanie L. Ferguson, 29, of Nashville is the suspected driver of aToyota Tundra pickup truck that smashed into the back of the Cadillac sedan carrying two people, police said.Willie Nichols, 64, and Aaron Hall, 66, both of Nashville were rushed to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where they were pronounced dead.
"We are all in shock," said Rod Fuller, Hall's stepson. "It's just hard to believe that he's gone. Hall was helping his friend find a new tire for his vehicle.
Ferguson and her passenger, Ashley Morrison, 28, of Nashville were seriously injured, police said. Four people inside the two vehicles in front of the Cadillac suffered non-critical injuries when their vehicles were hit in the chain-reaction crash.
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Ferguson and her lawyer, Stephanie Pirera, did not respond to requests for comment; on her Facebook page Ferguson posted that she had had a seizure. Kris Mumford, a spokeswoman for Metropolitan Nashville Police, said investigators are aware of Ferguson's statement but could not verify it.
Ferguson was convicted Thursday morning of a misdemeanor DUI that occurred Dec. 31, 2013, according to the Nashville-Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk's Office. For that offense, she must serve two days in jail and 11 months and 29 days on probation.
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Ferguson's driver's license was revoked at the time of Thursday's crash, a police press release said. She hasa lengthy history of run-ins with police that dates back to 2003, according to court records.
She was booked into jail Friday afternoon on a probation violation and is being held on $100,000 bond, records show.
Mumford said the crash investigation is continuing and police will determine additional charges in consultation with the Nashville District Attorney's Office.
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With the increasing of the number of the traffic accidents ,a lot of people injured or killed by traffic accidents. The reason why there are so many traffic accidents is that there are so many cars and trucks on the road, and the drivers are lack of traffic sense and responsibility. Some drivers do not obey the traffic rules and drunken driving caused the accident.
In my opinion, most road accidents can be avoided. The best way to reduce the number of traffic accidents is to make some rules that all drivers must follow and be strict with them. If we reinforce the traffic security education and more people comply with traffic regulations, I believe one day traffic accidents can be avoided.
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