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Woman Charged With DUI After Deputies Chase Her The Wrong Way On Highway 29 For Miles
July 16, 2011
A 61-year old Cantonment woman is charged with leading deputies on a drunken chase on the wrong side of Highway 29 for miles late Friday night.
An Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputy began chasing Elizabeth Ann Dawson north on Highway 29 in Molino. She continued driving into oncoming traffic, headed north in the southbound lane until deputies were able to block her in and stop her south of Highway 164 in McDavid about 11:10 p.m.
Deputies from the Century area responded south on Highway 29 during the chase, attempting to stop southbound traffic to avoid a collision.
There were no crashes. and no injuries reported.
Dawson was booked into the Escambia County Jail on charges of driving under the influence and fleeing and eluding police.
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15 Responses to “Woman Charged With DUI After Deputies Chase Her The Wrong Way On Highway 29 For Miles”
Thank God this ended before she killed someone! I too have called 911 on several occasions when I (and my teenage son) would witness what would be an obvious drunk driver on the road in front of me. On one occasion, I watched an idiot pull out of Molino road (at the crossroads) going North in the South bound lanes running as fast as his car would go-still running all down in the median and back up on the roadway. When I called 911 I was treated as though I was bothering them with my petty call because I was borderline hysterical at this point thinking of what I would surely witness in a matter of seconds when this car topped the hill….He then turned onto Hwy 97 and cut in behind the Tom Thumb….I, of course, did not follow this nutjob as I knew he was not in his right mind, by far. Therefore, 911 did not even dispatch an officer because I did not follow this car and relay his further path. I did give 911 a description of the car but as I stated, she wouldn’t even send anyone out to look for this person. Even thought this troubled me immensely, I will now and forever call and report a drunk driver ANYTIME I, with no doubt, see a drunk driver on the road..and we have plenty of them in the north end..
Kent what is so hilarious about a life threatning chase on the wrong side of the highway!
REGARDING:
safebear “I’m more interested in what tamijane was doing following the deputies northbound in the southbound lanes.”
Until you know otherwise, you might as well assume she was in the northbound lanes while northbound.
David the trusting
That’s a fine example of a woman for her children and her grandchildren,
to say nothing of all the kids who saw and heard of this incident.
Thank GOD no one was killed.
A great big thank you to everyone who got this menace stopped.
I’m more interested in what tamijane was doing following the deputies northbound in the southbound lanes.
@Kent, can you tell me, please, what is so hilarious about seeing someone putting peoples lives in danger?
She will continue to drive no matter what sentence the court imposes. My mama was right “There is no fool like an old fool” — The mug shot says it all — This ain’t her first rodeo with alcohol and probably won’t be her last. She should be extremely glad she did not kill anyone — i know i am.
Glad you caught her I had to call and report her to fhp after running me and my children off the road as she flipped me off yelling to get in my lane
They need to put her under the jail. Putting other lives in danger. Thank God know one was injured. Her picture looks like she has been on a three day drunk. I think drunks are so ugly but and old drunk is the ugliest.
Good job ECSO.
Hope they throw the book at that old fool !!!!
We were behind the police as they attempted to stop her. She just ignored the spotlight from the first Deputy and then she ignored the cop that tried to block her in the median turn-around TWICE! She just swerved out of the way like she was avoiding a dog in the road. I just kept praying that it would end with no injuries or worse and it did. It was quite an adventure, one my kids won’t forget for a very long time! I’m glad that she won’t be on the roads for a very long time!
this was a hilaious chase to watch
Good job to the ones that called her in and good job to our sheriffs department . Some people will never learn hope she loses her license and her car . Don’t want that driving on the same roads as my family !!!!
Thank God and ECSD noone was hurt or worse from this fool !
Thats a triple bagger.