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A Cookeville woman faces charges for allegedly driving under the influence with her one-year-old child inside the vehicle.
Authorities arrested 37-year-old Bettie Jo Anderson for DUI and reckless endangerment Wednesday.
Bettie Jo Anderson faces charges of reckless endangerment and driving under the influence. (Photo: Putnam County)
Officers made contact with Anderson at the S. Jefferson Ave Dollar General. Authorities identified Anderson as the driver and the passenger as Anderson’s one-year-old son.
A witness told police that Anderson attempted to leave the parking lot of the store, missed the exit, and crashed into the large ditch in front.
Authorities noticed that Anderson was unsteady on her feet, had red watery eyes, slurred speech, and the odor of an intoxicating beverage about her breath.
Anderson failed two field sobriety checks.
Officials booked Anderson into the Putnam County Jail on a $2,750 bond.
