A late-night brawl outside a Suwannee County bar took a dangerous turn early Saturday morning when a driver allegedly used her car as a weapon, sending one person flying and dragging another 30 feet.
Deputies with the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office rushed to the Keg Room Bar around 1:00 AM on May 30, 2026, following frantic reports of a vehicle plowing into a crowd. According to investigators, a fight broke out in the parking lot involving 22-year-old Blaire Barnett of Lake City.
Witnesses told deputies that during the chaotic altercation, Barnett intentionally drove her car at someone. While that individual managed to get out of the way, Barnett’s vehicle hit two other people. The impact knocked one victim violently to the ground. A second victim was pushed roughly 30 feet by the vehicle.
Bystanders at the scene identified Barnett as the driver, and responding deputies corroborated those statements by reviewing video evidence of the entire incident.
While questioning Barnett, deputies immediately noticed strong signs of intoxication. Authorities noted she had bloodshot, watery eyes and smelled heavily of alcohol. Barnett admitted to deputies that she had been drinking. Although she initially agreed to standard field sobriety exercises, she changed her mind halfway through and refused to finish them.
Barnett was arrested and taken to the Suwannee County Jail. Once there, deputies read her Florida’s Implied Consent Warning, but she still refused to provide a breath sample to measure her blood alcohol content.
Barnett remains in custody and faces multiple serious charges, including Aggravated Battery, Aggravated Assault, and Driving Under the Influence (DUI).
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