One impaired driver had a bad night, first striking a mailbox and fleeing, then arguing with some others and striking their house, to finally getting picked up for a DUI.

On September 11th, Chattooga County Sheriff Deputies were dispatched to an address on Highway 114 regarding a damaged mailbox and a fleeing driver. Arriving on scene, Deputies spoke with the neighbors who had called in the complaint and stated that the homeowner of the damaged mailbox was out of town. Deputies observed the broken mailbox lying in the ditch along with a passenger side mirror from the offending car. Some research showed that the mirror belong to a 2010-2015 Jeep Patriot.

About an hour later Deputies were asked to come to the Chattooga County Jail in reference to an arrest that had just been made with a vehicle matching the description of the one that had struck the mailbox on Highway 114. Officers had arrested Alison Mitchell on suspicion of DUI and had her vehicle towed by Gills towing. A further inspection of Mitchells car showed a missing passenger side mirror and some blue paint that matched the color of the mailbox. Due to Mitchells intoxicated state, no interview was performed, but she was issued a citation for Failure to notify owner upon striking a fixture.