DWI charge filed for Pettis County wrong way driver

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A woman who was accused of driving the wrong way on a highway in Pettis County earlier this month has been charged with a felony and a misdemeanor.

Leydi Maldonado, 27, of Sedalia, was charged on Wednesday with driving while intoxicated causing physical injury and misdemeanor driving the wrong way on a divided highway. A warrant was issued on Wednesday. A court date has not been scheduled.

The probable cause statement says Maldonado drove eastbound in the westbound lanes of Highway 50 on Jan. 15 and hit a Jeep head-on with her Chevrolet Suburban. The driver of the Chevrolet was injured, while Maldonado allegedly had a case of beer in the floorboard of the Jeep, the statement says.

Troopers smelled alcohol on Maldonado and conducted a breath test, which showed her blood alcohol content was .177, more than twice the legal limit to drive, according to court documents.

Troopers later received a video from a witness that allegedly showed Maldonado driving in the wrong lane, the statement says. The victim in the crash had a concussion and a broken bone in her left hand, according to the statement.