Amarillo Woman Arrested For Drinking and Driving With Child In Vehicle

Amarillo Police have released information about a DWI incident from Monday night.

The driver 26-year-old Kayawna Evans was arrested after she was spotted driving westbound on Amarillo Boulevard east near Grand at 9:00 p.m. when she almost struck a white car.

It had previously struck another vehicle, driven onto a curb and smacked into a pole.

Evans was found to be intoxicated with her 8-year-old child in the car. She was medically checked and cleared at the hospital, while the child was treated at the scene and released to family members.

The woman was booked into the Potter County jail on the state jail felony of Driving while intoxicated with a child passenger under 15.