Saturday, August 21, 2010
Woman Charged With DUI And Dragging Dog Behind A Van
KENTUCKY...
With her family watching, Kristy Nelson went before a judge..on charges that while she was the driver of a van, she was drunk, and a dog named “Luke” was being dragged helplessly behind her. They are crimes her father says she must live up to, but he says she never knew the dog was tied to the bumper.
Nelson is facing a felony though called torture of a dog or cat, also Romeo’s Law, which means if convicted she could serve one to five years in prison. A Taylor County deputy sheriff captured the dog being dragged on his cruiser camera Monday night on Broadway street near Campbellsville. She stopped the van and while the dog was still alive, it died before animal control officials arrived.
According to court records, Kristy Nelson has several issues with drunk driving. She was given a DUI in November 2006, and a second one in May 2008. The citation says that she paid a fine for the 2006 offense and spent 7 days in jail.
This would then make her third DUI, and police say she told them she had 5 glasses of wine before she borrowed a friend’s van, with his dog tied to the bumper.
Nelson pleaded not guilty to her charges and she was ordered to be back in court on Wednesday, August 25.
With her family watching, Kristy Nelson went before a judge..on charges that while she was the driver of a van, she was drunk, and a dog named “Luke” was being dragged helplessly behind her. They are crimes her father says she must live up to, but he says she never knew the dog was tied to the bumper.
Nelson is facing a felony though called torture of a dog or cat, also Romeo’s Law, which means if convicted she could serve one to five years in prison. A Taylor County deputy sheriff captured the dog being dragged on his cruiser camera Monday night on Broadway street near Campbellsville. She stopped the van and while the dog was still alive, it died before animal control officials arrived.
According to court records, Kristy Nelson has several issues with drunk driving. She was given a DUI in November 2006, and a second one in May 2008. The citation says that she paid a fine for the 2006 offense and spent 7 days in jail.
This would then make her third DUI, and police say she told them she had 5 glasses of wine before she borrowed a friend’s van, with his dog tied to the bumper.
Nelson pleaded not guilty to her charges and she was ordered to be back in court on Wednesday, August 25.
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