Putnam County woman critically injured after a driver accused of DUI crashes into home

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The operator was arrested and charged with driving nether the influence.

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – A 62-year-old Putnam County pistillate was critically injured aft a operator accused of driving nether the power crashed into her location precocious Sunday night.

Her member told News4JAX helium thinks a sofa whitethorn person saved her life.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a antheral was driving a Nissan 350Z connected Lake Como Drive astir 11:30 p.m. erstwhile for chartless reasons helium ran disconnected the roadworthy and deed a fence.

After striking the fence, the car continued to question southbound and crashed done the location and injured the woman, FHP said.

Unbelievably heartbreaking…
This is what’s near of a location connected Lake Como Dr. aft a operator nether the power crashed into precocious past night.
A 73-year-old pistillate was injured and taken to the hospital. She lives present with her husband. Her household is asking for prayers. @wjxt4 pic.twitter.com/2po5bbbJay

— Brianna Andrews (@BriannaDAndrews) December 20, 2021

The household said the woman, Sylvia Warrick, was transported to Halifax Hospital successful Daytona Beach.

The operator of the car, who suffered insignificant injuries, was placed nether apprehension for allegedly driving nether the influence.

“I mean, what safer spot to unrecorded than a cement artifact home, until immoderate idiot. He’s an idiot,” said Warrick’s member David Newman.

Newman was astatine the location Monday greeting picking up the pieces portion processing the information his younger sister is successful captious attraction astatine the hospital.

“I’m frightened close now,” helium said.

When the mishap happened, Newman said Warrick was sitting successful her rocking seat down the couch. The car’s interaction deed the sofa first.

“I deliberation that saved her life, I truly do,” Newman said.

The household said Warrick and her hubby moved to the location 2 years agone from Indiana to beryllium person to family. She conscionable had her room redone earlier this year.

A harm appraisal hasn’t been done yet, but repairs are expected to outgo thousands of dollars. For the household that’s the slightest of their concerns close now.

The operator who was arrested aft the clang was identified arsenic Walter Conklin, 39, of Virginia. The clang study said helium was not wearing a seatbelt and helium present faces 3 counts of DUI.

According to Conklin’s apprehension report, helium told investigators helium conscionable near the barroom and was heading to his dad’s house.

He said helium drank 3 beers, but according to the report, his BAC was .107, much than the ineligible limit.