Woman Charged with Failing to Report Accident

A woman has been charged with failure to give immediate notice of an accident after her vehicle ran into a metal pole planted in a concrete flower pot at a local residence.
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21 year old Kandy Ashton Beshearse of Blue Springs Road is under a $1,500 bond and she will be in court on March 30.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Wednesday, March 8 a deputy was dispatched to a residence in reference to property damage that had occurred by a red car the previous night. The vehicle was determined to have been a red Dodge Avenger. The deputy spoke with a detective about the incident. The detective said he had a prior case involving the same type of vehicle that belonged to Beshearse. The deputy went to Beshearse’s home and found the car. The parts found at the scene of the accident matched those missing from Beshearse’s car. The property damage from the accident came to approximately $2,500. Beshearse admitted to being in the area but didn’t remember anything that night although she claimed to have been drinking.
52 year old Thomas Scott Self of Belk Road, Smithville is charged with driving under the influence. His bond is $1,500 and his court date is March 30.
Sheriff Ray said that on March 8 a detective responded to Belk Road in reference to a suspicious vehicle that had driven through the yard of one home and then parked in the back yard of another residence. The officer spoke with the driver, Self and saw an open container in his vehicle. While speaking with Self, the detective noticed that his speech was slurred and his eyes were glossy. Self was asked to step outside the vehicle but due to his level of intoxication he was unable to perform any field sobriety tasks. Self admitted to having consumed four beers and he had taken some pills. Self was placed under arrest and taken to the hospital for a blood withdrawal.