Newport Police Respond To One Car Accident

Newport police responded to a one car accident early Saturday morning on New Cave Church Road, This was in the vicinity of Texas Way. According to police, 23 year old Sarah Jarnigan of Dandridge was traveling west on New Cave Church Road and failed to navigate a right hand curve, driving straight , crossing the left hand lane, veered off the roadway and struck a tree. When officers found the car, it was hanging off an embankment. Jarnigan was spotted down the embankment, as she had fallen out of the car when she opened the driver door. Jarnigan suffered numerous scrapes and abrasions as she attempted several times to climb up the embankment. Jarnigan was found to be intoxicated and admitted to having several drinks at a local bat before driving. She was arrested for DUI and was also charged with failure to maintain lane.