LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — A 20-year-old accused of driving a Tesla into a downtown Lexington crowd in late March is set to appear in court on Tuesday morning.
Around 2:15 a.m. on March 22, officers with the Lexington Police Department (LPD) said they were working in the area of Short Street and Mill Street when they saw a “disorder” happening in a parking lot.
While they tried to approach, a four-wheel-drive Tesla driven by Kaydence Carpenter, 20, of Frankfort, allegedly went over a curb and “into a group of pedestrians,” authorities said.
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She was charged with first-degree wanton endangerment, second-degree assault, reckless driving, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, and an Alcoholic Beverage Control licensee allowing a person under the age of 21 to remain on a premises where alcohol is sold…