Evansville mom charged in August crash that injured child after new DUI stop, deputies say

VANDERBURGH CO., Ind. (WFIE) – An Evansville mom who was involved in a crash in August is now facing multiple charges related to the incident after being pulled over Thursday night in a separate DUI case.

Around 1 p.m. on Aug. 16, deputies say they responded to a crash with injuries in the area of Highway 41 and Waterworks Road.

As we reported at the time of the crash, authorities told us a sedan slammed into the back of a truck. They said a mother driving the sedan had a large laceration to her leg, and that a child in the vehicle had injuries to their face.

An arrest report obtained by 14 News on Friday says that mother was 31-year-old Darian Wheeler…

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