“I AM DRIVING AWAY”!!! BELIEVE IT OR NOT, POLICE SAY AUDREY LEWIS ACCELERATED HER SUV OUT OF A HOSPITAL PARKING LOT WHILE AN OFFICER WAS HOLDING ONTO THE DOOR, DRAGGING HIM TO THE PAVEMENT… AND SHE NOW FACES MULTIPLE FELONY CHARGES.
A Columbus woman faces several felony counts following an incident outside a local medical centre.
Authorities identified the woman as 32-year-old Audrey Lewis.
The encounter occurred in the emergency room parking lot at Columbus Regional Hospital.
According to investigators, an officer with the Columbus Regional Hospital Police Department approached a black Ford Explorer.
Lewis was inside the vehicle.
Police said she was allegedly acting erratically inside the SUV.
The officer began speaking with her through the vehicle.
During that interaction, the officer grabbed hold of the outside handle on the driver’s side door.
But police say Lewis accelerated the vehicle while the officer was still holding on.
The movement pulled the officer to the ground.
He was injured.
According to police reports, the officer suffered injuries to his head, hip and back.
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He was treated for his injuries at the hospital.
Medical staff later released him.
Then Columbus police tracked Lewis away from the hospital grounds.
Officers located Lewis at her residence.
They found the black Ford Explorer at the home as well.
Lewis was evaluated at the hospital before being booked.
She was taken into custody without incident.
Authorities booked Lewis on multiple preliminary felony charges.
She was preliminarily charged with Level 3 felony battery.
She was also charged with Level 4 felony resisting law enforcement in a vehicle causing serious bodily injury.
Additionally, police cited her for Level 6 felony criminal recklessness.
And police confirmed that the investigation remains ongoing.
Investigators noted that additional charges remain possible.
The charges are allegations and have not been proven in court.
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