Woman crashes into fence during sobriety test in southwest Atlanta

A woman crashed into a fence during a field sobriety test early Thursday in southwest Atlanta.

Officers pulled the woman over about 3 a.m. on I-20 East after suspecting she was driving under the influence, police told Channel 2 Action News.

They were administering a field sobriety test near the Downtown Connector, when the woman got back in her car, drove off and hit a fence.

She is expected to be OK, Channel 2 reported.

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