Norfolk Police makes arrests in two separate enhanced DUI cases

NORFOLK, Neb. -- Norfolk Police responded to a pair of enhanced DUI events over the weekend.

Shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, authorities were called to the 400 block of S. 7th Street for a hit and run accident.

A witness identified the vehicle, the driver, and a possible address for the driver. Officers were able to locate the suspect vehicle and had contact with the driver, who was a juvenile male.

The driver admitted to hitting a vehicle and that he had consumed alcohol before the accident. The juvenile had several signs of impairment. The juvenile was arrested for enhanced driving under the influence and cited for leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident. He was released to a parent.

A day prior, police responded to an accident near 6th and Pasewalk Avenue. When officers arrived, they found that a vehicle was stuck in the northwest corner of the intersection and that the vehicle was possibly high centered on a fire hydrant. 

The driver was identified as 24-year-old Laura R. Krier of Norfolk. An officer state that he could smell alcohol coming from Krier and requested that she perform sobriety maneuvers.

The results of the tests showed impairment, according to Norfolk Police. Krier was arrested for enhanced driving under the influence of alcohol, third offense. She was housed in the Norfolk City Jail and later transferred to the Madison County Jail.