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Grants Pass Police arrested a motorist for impaired driving and more after she crashed into an occupied taxi cab at a local bar and then fled the scene.

The Police Department reports officers responded to a hit-and-run incident at the Alibi Bar on NW 6th Street on Saturday around 11:10 p.m..

Police said 41-year-old Tiffany Lynn Mitchell was driving a 2005 GMC Denali when she struck a parked 2010 Chevrolet Malibu. They said the taxi was occupied with the driver-side door open, damaging the cab but not hurting the driver.

Mitchell fled the scene without making contact with the other driver, but she was located by officers a short time later on Lincoln Road and pulled over. The suspect showed strong signs of impairment, and she admitted to being both impaired and suspended. She also had no insurance and was carrying a passenger in her vehicle.

After Mitchell admitted to the crash and performed poorly in field sobriety tests, she was placed into custody for Hit-and-Run Causing Property Damage, Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, Reckless Driving and Reckless Endangering. She was also cited for Driving While Suspended, No Insurance and Failure to Obey a Traffic Control Device. She was lodged in jail and her SUV was impounded.