Destin road rage: Woman accused of trying to run her wife over during DUI incident

(Pictured: Sonia Chaires and Garviela Sanchez Granados, mugshots per OCSO)

Two women were arrested following a dangerous incident in the early morning hours of Wednesday, May 13, on Highway 98 in Destin, Florida, that began as a domestic dispute – but escalated into multiple criminal offenses.

Around midnight, an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) deputy spotted a vehicle stopped in traffic near Airport Road and Highway 98 East while the two women were involved in a verbal altercation.

One of the women got out of the vehicle and began walking away onto the sidewalk.

The driver, identified as 29-year old Sonia Chaires of Houston, then made a U-turn, drove onto the sidewalk, and attempted to strike the other woman with the vehicle before taking off.

Deputies stopped her a short time later and began a roadside DUI investigation. They observed signs of impairment and located open containers of alcohol inside the Jeep. Chaires has since been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and DUI.

During the investigation, the victim, 38-year old Graciela Sanchez Granados, repeatedly refused lawful commands to stay away from the vehicle during the inventory and tow process. At one point she grabbed a deputy by the shoulder and tried to pull him away from the car.

Granados was charged with battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting an officer without violence.  Both women were transported to the Okaloosa County Jail in Crestview.

(Sonia Chaires, 29, arrested for DUI, and Garviela Sanchez Granados, 38,  charged with battery on law enforcement officer)

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(Source and images: Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office )

Posted by Richard Webster, Ace News Today
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