POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Winter Haven teacher who had been drinking at a party caused a DUI crash on Thursday, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said the crash happened around 5 p.m. when 57-year-old Kathryn Lewis made a left turn from Eloise Loop Road onto Orange Manor Drive and entered the direct path of a Toyota Corolla. [TRENDING: Your funniest Valentine’s Day stories | Big snake: 16-foot python caught in Fla. | Video: Mom tackles accused peeper] After the crash, the Toyota driver said Lewis wasn’t making sense, seemed disoriented and was trying to walk away from the crash scene, so the victim flagged down an off-duty officer to help, records show.