Woman crashes car into Iowa City mobile home, taken into custody

IC Woman crashes car into mobile home, taken into custody
Hunter
5/1/19

An Iowa City woman who crashed into a mobile home overnight Wednesday was charged with her second OWI.

According to arrest reports, 21-year-old Jami Kendall-Ampey of Sundown Ridge was involved in a property damage accident between 2:30 and 3:00am, in which she ran off the road and struck a residence next to hers, causing significant damage.

Kendall-Ampey allegedly admitted to drinking at Cactus in downtown Iowa City until it closed. Officers noted her bloodshot watery eyes and the smell of ingested alcohol. She failed field testing and refused a PBT. A Datamaster sample showed a blood alcohol content of .141.

Kendall-Ampey’s previous OWI conviction was in July of last year.

She’s been charged with her second Operating While Intoxicated, an aggravated misdemeanor punishable by up to two years in prison if convicted.