Gainesville Police arrested a woman Sunday for driving under the influence and causing damage to city and government property.
Lawanaka Mosley, 29, was charged with two counts of driving under the influence and causing damage to property.
On Sunday around 2:34 a.m., a witness allegedly saw Mosley drift off the road in her vehicle and crash into a pole, according to the arrest report.
When officers arrived on scene at 1400 E. University Ave., Mosley was in the driver’s seat and alone in the vehicle with the car running, according to the report. She told officers and emergency medical services that she was not injured and did not want to be taken to a hospital.
An officer determined that Mosley jumped the curb with her car, ran over a U.S. Postal Service cluster box mailbox and crashed into a light pole, according to the report. The globe on the pole fell and broke. The pole had been partially removed from its base.
The officer spoke to Mosley outside her car and could smell alcohol on her breath. The officer noticed her eyes were red and glassy and that she was unsteady, according to the report.
After she was read her Miranda rights, Mosley told the officer she was driving home from her sister’s house, according to the report. She also said she was the only one in the car and couldn’t explain how the crash happened.
Mosley denied being injured or taking any medication or illegal drugs, according to the report. When asked, she said she doesn’t drink alcohol and admitted to drinking one beer.
The officer conducted field sobriety exercises with Mosley, and she did poorly, according to the report. She was then arrested and taken to the GPD station.
At the GPD station, she refused to give a breath sample and was transported to North Florida Regional Medical Center Freestanding Emergency Room in Millhopper to get medical clearance before she was transported to Alachua County Jail.
Mosley was released by a judge Monday morning. She could not be reached for comment.
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