Nashville teen charged with DUI after crash in Knoxville
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A nineteen-year-old from Nashville faces charges including driving under the influence after a crash in Knoxville Saturday morning, the Knoxville Police Department said. Boston West also faces charges of speeding, vandalism between $2,500 and $10,000, reckless endangerment - vehicle/felony, driving while license suspended, simple possession/casual exchange, evading arrest flight - vehicle, and more. Around 3:15 a.m., the KPD and the University of Tennessee Police Department went to Cumberland Avenue and 19th Street to investigate a car crash. The officers found that a Mercedes was speeding west on Cumberland Avenue when it left the road, damaging a light pole, tree, bike rack and bench before coming back into the road, according to court records. No injuries were reported. Police said crash debris broke windows at the Cumberland Food Hall. According to court records, West said he was probably going around 90 miles per hour. The records also said officers found a mason jar with 30 grams of marijuana in his car. The court records also state that West smelled of alcohol and had bloodshot, watery eyes.
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