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PHX PD: Extreme DUI suspect collided with four cars while transporting two kids

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Posted at 3:16 PM, Feb 24, 2020
and last updated 2020-02-24 18:46:52-05

PHOENIX — A DUI suspect was arrested in North Phoenix after allegedly crashing into four cars while transporting two children.

Phoenix police report that on February 18, about 8 p.m., they responded to a five-vehicle crash near 35th Avenue and Thunderbird Road. There they reportedly found a Jeep Wrangler driven by Leah Mae McGinnis, 39, of Glendale.

Police say they found two children in the back seat of the vehicle, ages 12 and 13.

A preliminary breath test recorded McGinnis' B.A.C. level of .257, over three times the legal limit.

She has been charged with extreme DUI.