Damaged building, tree, lamppost, with weapon

Birmingham police officers on Saturday, August 16, at approximately 2 a.m. observed a vehicle dragging an unknown object and conducted a traffic stop, determining the object to be a portion of a city lamppost.

The driver, a 34-year-old female from Detroit, displayed signs of intoxication and admitted to returning from a bar but could not remember how much alcohol she had consumed.

Further investigation revealed she had struck and damaged a restaurant wall, a tree, a lamppost, and an electrical box after driving at a high rate of speed near eastbound Brown Street and Woodward Ave. A handgun registered to the suspect was located in her purse.

Following field sobriety evaluations, she was arrested and issued citations for driving under the influence of alcohol, possession of a weapon while under the influence of alcohol, and failure to report a crash.