Elementary school teacher charged with DUI after crashing into tree in Gainesville

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - An Alachua County Public Schools elementary school teacher was charged with driving under the influence (DUI) after crashing into a tree.

Gainesville Police Department officers say Diana Davis, 67, crashed on Northwest 43rd Street trying to drive away on Tuesday night. She also reportedly hit a sign.

Davis told them she had to work early in the morning and they should take her home.

The school district has placed Davis, a second-grade teacher at Terwilliger Elementary School, on paid administrative leave.

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