The Dayton Police Department last week issued a public plea on social media for help to find Harris, who was indicted last month in the Jan. 1 crash that sent six people to the hospital, including three children ages 5, 3 and 1.
Harris is charged with four counts of aggravated vehicular assault, five counts of endangering children and two misdemeanor counts of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
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— Dayton Police Dept. (@DaytonPolice) September 3, 2021
Shawna Harris is wanted for Agg. Vehicular Assault for a head-on crash (Jan. 2021) that caused significant injury to a 5 y/o child. Know where Ms. Harris is? Call MV Crime Stoppers 937-222-STOP or Dayton Police at 937-333-COPS pic.twitter.com/dEwWJRwo4W
Police and medics responded to the crash at around 1:30 a.m. Jan. 1 after a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu driven by Harris went left of center and crashed head-on into a 2016 Ford Fusion, according to a Dayton police traffic crash report.
Harris did not have a valid driver’s license and her blood-alcohol content tested at 0.194, more than double Ohio’s legal driving limit of 0.08, according to the DPD crash report.
Harris and the driver of the Fusion were taken to local hospitals with suspected serious injuries. A 23-year-old woman and the three children, all passengers in the Malibu, also were taken to local hospitals, the report said.
The children suffered suspected serious injuries, the report said, and police said the 5-year-old was reportedly paralyzed following the crash.
The report also noted that the driver of the Fusion, a 32-year-old Dayton man, had a BAC level nearly three times the legal limit, at 0.238. He has not been charged, records show.
