Amanda Davis’ court date set for Jan. 9 on DUI charges
A judge on Monday set a new court date for a local television news anchor arrested earlier this month on DUI charges after she was involved in a wrong-way crash.
Amanda Davis, a veteran evening anchor at Fox 5 Atlanta, was not in court Monday when a judge changed her court date to 8 a.m. on Jan 9, according to Channel 2 Action News.
Davis faces several charges related to the crash on Piedmont Avenue in Midtown Atlanta on Nov. 11. Davis was driving northbound in the southbound lane of Piedmont Avenue near 14th Street in Midtown around 12:20 a.m. when the crash occurred, according to police.
The arresting officer said Davis smelled of alcohol and refused sobriety tests. She was taken to the Atlanta jail on charges of DUI, failure to maintain lane and reckless driving.
Davis has been at Fox 5 since 1986 and co-anchored the station’s news at 6 p.m and 10 p.m.
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