Wendy Clemente, Spokane, Washington DUI driver arrested trying to run over child dirt bike rider and later attempting to enter a stranger’s nearby residence only to tell police she was looking for dogs to socialize with her own pet.
Washington state authorities have released video showing a local Spokane woman allegedly attempting trying to run over a child riding a dirt bike as the boy was being chased along a sidewalk late last month.
Wendy A. Clemente, 56, was arrested on April 28 after attempting to hit a child cyclist and later trying to enter a stranger’s home moments after video captured her driving under the influence, according to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.
The two alleged episodes according to cops came twenty five minutes apart. The reckless DUI driver was booked on first-degree assault (attempted), DUI and first-degree criminal trespass charges according to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.
DUI driver filmed chasing child dirt bike rider along Spokane sidewalk
Video released Monday by authorities, filmed by a witness, showed Clemente around 6:05 p.m. pointing her silver Ford Focus car at the boy and honking repeatedly on a quiet residential street in Cheney, Washington.
The Ford swerved at the child on the sidewalk, with the boy appearing to say something to the driver before Clemente reversed and positioned her car at him.
The silver hatchback then accelerated quickly down the sidewalk as the child raced away on his dirt bike, as a witness yelled: ‘She’s trying to run this… Oh my god… You’re kidding, oh my god.’
The juvenile was not injured. Deputies reviewed cellphone video and began searching for Clemente, according to the sheriff’s office.
DUI driver appears 25 minutes later trying to enter nearby home
At 6:30 p.m., deputies received a burglary report one mile away near the intersection of West Melville Road and South Hayford Road. The homeowner watched through his security system as a suspect tried door handles, authorities said.
Deputies found Clemente and her vehicle in the victim’s driveway and arrested her.
When questioned, Clemente said she was looking for dogs for her pet to socialize with and noticed the victim’s dogs but denied entering the residence, according to deputies.
‘When asked, she did not remember the incident on S. Fruitvale Road,’ according to the sheriff’s office report.
Clemente initially denied drinking but later admitted to consuming alcohol, authorities said. She resisted arrest and tried to kick a deputy, according to the Spokesman Review.
Authorities obtained a search warrant for a blood sample. Test results were not immediately available.
Clemente appeared in court the following day and was released on her own recognizance, court records show.
