DUI driver arrested after leading officers on chase, ramming into another car in Phoenix

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — A driver has been arrested after ramming a vehicle multiple times while driving under the influence on Friday night in Phoenix.

Phoenix police responded to a call reporting an aggravated assault near 23rd Avenue and Indian School Road. The caller told police that their vehicle was being repeatedly rammed by a pickup truck driver behind their car. Officers found both vehicles near 35th and Missouri Avenues and tried to stop the vehicle that was ramming the other driver.

The pickup then stopped to let out a passenger and kept driving. The Phoenix Police Air Unit took over the pursuit and the pickup eventually crashed near 43rd Avenue and Thomas Road. Officers then arrested Yuly Gomez Ramirez and found 3 children inside the truck with her.

Investigators learned that Gomez Ramirez was driving under the influence at the time of the incident. She was booked on several charges, including aggravated assault and aggravated DUI.

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