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A Carson City charter school teacher has been arrested on suspicion of felony drunken driving.
Deputies say 27-year-old Abbey Gardner was booked into jail Sunday night on suspicion of felony third-offense DUI, misdemeanor hit and run and obstructing a police officer.
Bail was set at $10,000.
Gardner teaches theater at Silver State High School.
Officers say witnesses saw Gardner hit a parked car, then left the became stuck in a snow bank.
Officers say she tried to run when a deputy pulled up, but didn't get very far and was arrested.
Authorities say she was convicted of drunken driving in Reno in March and in Carson City in June 2004.
Information from: Nevada Appeal, http://www.nevadaappeal.com
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