Drunk Texas Mother Crashed Car leaving Her 9-year-old Son in Pool of Blood with Severely Damaged Skull

A woman under the influence crashed into parked vehicles, leaving her seriously injured son behind.

She expressed to the police that her aspirations for a nursing career were now dashed, according to a report from Dallas, Texas.

Authorities reported that her first reaction to the police after the accident was “her chance at a nursing career was over.”

A 9-year-old boy, son of Monica Tutt, 39, suffered a severe injury that left his skull exposed, along with air and bleeding in his brain, as well as a fractured skull, according to officers.

Officials reported that the accident occurred early Wednesday morning on Arden Road in the Oak Cliff area, involving Tutt who was driving at high speed. Police report that witnesses observed the driver of the vehicle in question attempting to flee, but the car was too damaged to do so.

“[The witness] yelled at the suspect to unlock the car while the suspect continued to yell and scream, attempting to start the car back up,” police wrote. “She stated it was obvious that the suspect was drunk.”

Authorities report that Tutt’s sister came to the location in her own car, and that Tutt attempted to get into the driver’s seat. According to reports, her sister prevented her from leaving.

Authorities removed the unresponsive child from Tutt’s vehicle before attempting, but ultimately failing, to place him into the sister’s car.

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Photo of the crash site; Law&Crime

According to officers, paramedics arrived, and Tutt was placed in the vehicle by his sister and a relative before they drove away.

Investigators located Tutt by tracing her license plate and examining images of her sister’s license plate, according to their statements. Authorities took her into custody at her sister’s residence and returned her to the crash site for interrogation, they reported.

She ” kept saying that her chance at a nursing career was over,” police wrote, adding that she “kept stating throughout the interview, ‘I did the same thing I always do,’ and ‘I want my son.” Tutt allegedly said she only had a few drinks that night. In any case, officers claim she failed both a field sobriety test and a preliminary breathalyzer. Police noted that her eyes were watery and glassy, and that her breath smelled strongly of alcohol.

Tutt was taken into custody in June 2023 after police reported she was speeding and discovered she had several DWI convictions.

She was taken into custody at the Dallas County Jail on Thursday without bond due to a crash that resulted in serious bodily injury and charges of intoxication assault with a vehicle causing serious bodily injury.

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