Jennifer Davis, 37, was arrested Thursday on charges of DUI and evading arrest, among others.FRANKLIN, Tenn. -
Authorities arrested a Williamson County mother this week after she led deputies on a dangerous pursuit with her two-year-old son in the backseat.
What's worse, according to authorities, Jennifer Marie Davis was drunk.
The ordeal began Thursday afternoon when Williamson County Deputy Al Nations pulled over a white SUV on suspicion the driver might be impaired.
The traffic stop and subsequent pursuit were captured on the dash camera in Nations' patrol car.
A few minutes later, the driver, later identified as Davis, 37, took off, nearly striking Cpl. Bill Ball, who also responded to the scene, with her vehicle.
Deputies chased the mother at speeds of 60 miles-per-hour on curvy wet roads for close to two minutes before she eventually pulled over.
The video shows deputies rip open Davis' door and pull her form the vehicle. Davis is heard on camera screaming and demanding deputies call her husband.
Davis' husband arrives a short time later, along with several more officers including one with a teddy bear to try and keep Davis' son calm.
Davis was placed under arrest and during a search of her vehicle, deputies found an empty wine bottle.
Later in the video, Davis is heard talking to deputies from the backseat of the patrol car.
"So what's the deal?" she asks.
"We are getting ready to take you for a little ride to the hospital," an officer says.
"I've been to the hospital. I don't need to go to the hospital. I want to go home," Davis retorts.
She is later heard telling deputies, "I have a right to be drunk."
"You know that? It's an American right. It sure is," she continued.
Davis' son was not harmed and went home with his father.
Davis was booked into the Williamson County jail on charges of DUI, evading arrest and aggravated assault on a police officer, among others.
Cpl. Ball suffered a slight knee injury but was treated at a local hospital and has since been released.
Davis was taken to the hospital to have her blood drawn as part of a new state law that took effect this year regarding minors in cars with suspected drunk drivers.
Her bond was set at $13,000. She is due in court next Thursday.
