A 20-year-old woman who pleaded not guilty to driving into a crowd in Lexington early Sunday morning was acting in self-defense, according to a witness.
Kaydence Carpenter faces charges of DUI, assault, and reckless driving after allegedly driving into a crowd of people at the corner of Short and Mill streets.
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Citation: 20-year-old arrested for DUI after driving into a group of people
Video obtained by LEX 18 shows a group surrounding Carpenter’s car before the vehicle goes into the crowd.
A Lexington woman, who wishes to remain anonymous out of fear of retaliation, said Carpenter was harassed by a person in the crowd before she got into her car. The woman believes Carpenter is the victim in the situation and that the incident was self-defense…