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Amy Jernigan, 19, of 211 Maplewood Drive, Houma, is not old enough to legally drink alcohol.
But she was arrested on Wednesday and charged with first-offense DWI after allegedly driving while nine times above the legal limit for minors.
On Sept. 13 around 10:44 p.m., a Thibodaux Police Officer was pumping gas at a local station in the 100 block of East Bayou Road when a loud noise drew his attention toward the roadway.
The officer said he witnessed a 2011 Ford F-150 leave the roadway and drive over a curb onto the grass terrain of the gas station property, then traveling through the grass and onto another curb to enter the parking lot area.
The vehicle then went into a parking stall adjacent to the business and hit the curb, causing the vehicle to rock back and forth.
Authorities made contact with the driver, identified as Jernigan. There was also a passenger, who owned the vehicle.
Jernigan was showing potential signs of intoxication, so officers decided to have her perform a standard field sobriety test, which she performed poorly.
TPD placed Jernigan under arrest and took her to the Lafourche Parish Detention Center for booking.
She was released on a summons.
Authorities said she had a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .181g%, which is more than nine-times above the legal limit of .02g% for a person under 21.
For adults over 21, the legal limit is .08g%.
