A Bowling Green woman is facing a string of charges after police say she slammed into a stopped vehicle near Louisville Road and Moorman Lane at a speed a witness said could have been 100 mph, then caused a scene at the hospital afterward, allegedly pushing a nurse. Leigh Jennings, 44, was the only person in the vehicle when officers arrived, and she now faces six separate charges tied to the crash and its chaotic aftermath.
According to WNKY, Bowling Green police responded to the collision at the intersection of Louisville Road and Moorman Lane at approximately 12:41 p.m. Thursday. Officers reported that Jennings had allegedly struck a stopped vehicle at the stoplight, and a witness said she could have been traveling at 100 mph before impact. An officer on scene said the driver was hanging out the driver's side window when police arrived.
Driver Found Unsteady, Smelling of Alcohol
After exiting the vehicle, Jennings appeared unsteady on her feet and swaying, per the citation referenced in the station's report. She told the officer the accident was not her fault, even as the officer detected an odor of alcohol coming from her, and she allegedly admitted to drinking. Those details, along with the charges that followed, are laid out in the same WNKY account of the incident.
Police arrested Jennings and transported her to the Medical Center at Bowling Green for treatment and medical clearance, standard procedure following a crash of that severity. It was there, according to the report, that the situation escalated further. Jennings allegedly caused a disturbance at the hospital and pushed a nurse, an accusation that added a third-degree assault of a healthcare provider charge on top of the driving-related counts.
Charges and the Road Ahead
Jennings was lodged at the Warren County Regional Jail at 6:31 p.m. Thursday, per jail records cited in the same report. She is charged with first-degree wanton endangerment, first-degree criminal mischief, third-degree assault of a healthcare provider, reckless driving, second-degree disorderly conduct and driving under the influence. The investigation remains ongoing, and no further details on the crash's cause have been released.
The first-degree wanton endangerment charge falls under Kentucky Revised Statutes 508.060, while the DUI allegation is addressed under Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 189A, which covers operating a vehicle while under the influence or above specified alcohol concentrations.
Same Stretch of Road Saw a Deadly Hit-and-Run
This is not the first serious incident at that stretch of Louisville Road near Moorman Lane. In January 2025, 46-year-old bicyclist Terry Zweig was found dead on the side of Louisville Road near Moorman Lane, according to Bowling Green Daily News. Police said that suspected hit-and-run occurred sometime between 7:30 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m. Saturday, and investigators believed the vehicle involved was a 2003-2009 Dodge Ram pickup truck with possible passenger-side damage.
Alcohol-related crashes remain a persistent problem statewide. Kentucky State Police, citing the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety, reported that 91 people were killed in Kentucky traffic crashes involving alcohol in 2025, accounting for nearly 14% of all traffic fatalities in the commonwealth that year, according to a Kentucky State Police statement. No additional details about Thursday's crash victim, the condition of the nurse involved, or the stopped vehicle's driver have been made public.
