West Columbia woman faces felony DUI charge
LEXINGTON -- A 24-year-old West Columbia woman has been charged with felony driving under the influence for a wreck that killed a 4-year-old girl and injured her father.
Lexington County jail records show Caitlin Elisabeth Braun was arrested Monday and charged with felony DUI involving a death and felony DUI involving great bodily injury.
Officers say Braun was driving a vehicle that collided head-on with a car driven by Devin P. Shumate on May 16. Shumate's 4-year-old daughter, Gabrielle, was killed in the crash. The 33-year-old father was sent to the hospital.
Authorities say Braun had been serving alcoholic beverages to golfers at a West Columbia course before the wreck.
Braun was set to have a bond hearing Monday. It was not immediately clear if she had an attorney.
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