Amarillo woman charged with intoxication assault after crashing car into tree, injuring 1

AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Amarillo police arrested a woman over the weekend for intoxication assault with a vehicle.

The incident happened on September 6.

An arrest report says officers responded to the area of South Tyler Street and SW 4th Avenue where a car had crashed into a tree.

Officers found Felicia Madrid seated in the driver seat of the car.

Police also found a girl lying on the ground outside of the car. The girl was taken to a local hospital for her injuries.

When officers asked Madrid about what happened, the arrest report says she could not explain what happened and smelled of alcohol.

Officers asked her to perform standardized field sobriety tests. However, she was not able to complete the tests.

She was placed under arrest for intoxication assault with a vehicle causing serious bodily injury.

She was booked into the Potter County Jail.