KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A man has been convicted of driving under the influence and other charges related to a crash on I-40 in August 2022, according to the Knox County District Attorney’s office.
District Attorney Charme Allen released on Thursday that Clint Steven Foster, 42, was convicted of driving under the influence, reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, simple possession, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Allen’s release stated that Foster was driving under the influence when he crashed a vehicle on I-40 at Alcoa Highway.
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During the two-day trial, prosecutors explained to the jury that on August 18, 2022, a Knoxville police officer responded to the single-vehicle crash and saw Foster slumped over in the drivers seat. Through slurred speech, Foster reportedly told the officer he didn’t know what happened.
When asked to step out of the vehicle, Foster crawled to the passenger side, stuck his head out of the window and said he would get out after the car behind him passed, Allen’s release said. The officer informed Foster that the car in question was his parked police car.