Clarksville woman took motorized Walmart cart after car wouldn't start, police say

Stephanie Ingersoll
Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle
Jaimie Taylor

A Clarksville woman was arrested Tuesday after she was accused of taking a battery powered cart from Walmart to drive home after her car wouldn't start.

Clarksville Police were called to 101st Airborne Division Parkway at about 4 a.m. and found a woman driving the cart on the shoulder of the road.

She was in the area of victory Road about a mile and a half from the Fort Campbell Boulevard Walmart.

CPD Officer Brittany Hubbard pulled the patrol car behind the woman and activated her emergency lights.

"The woman continued onward, seemingly oblivious to the officer's presence," according to a CPD news release.

Hubbard then chased the cart on foot and got her to stop.

The woman told the officer she went to the store to get snacks but when she came back out her car would not start.

She took the battery powered cart to get home so she could get help with her car, according to the news release.

Jaimie Taylor, 41, had active warrants on file for two counts of driving on a suspended or revoked license, two counts of simple possession, no insurance and child restraint.

She was booked into the Montgomery County Jail on $15,500 bond.

The cart was returned to the store.

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