RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) - A candidate for a Kentucky state House seat says she’ll stay in the race despite pleading guilty to drunken driving.
Monteia Mundy entered her plea to driving under the influence on Monday, and charges of leaving the scene of an accident without rendering aid and failure to wear a seat belt were dropped, news outlets reported.
The Republican candidate for the 88th District House seat was accused of being involved in a collision near a gas station in April. Witnesses told police that Mundy was driving on the wrong side of the road against oncoming traffic before crashing into the ditch, a Kentucky State Police citation said.
The candidate said in a statement this week that she had taken a prescribed medication the day of the crash and had a drink “not realizing that a possible side effect of the medication was disorientation.”
Mundy apologized for her actions and said she considered withdrawing, but has since decided to move forward.
“I was disoriented and I didn’t belong on the road,” she said. “I know that God has forgiven me, and now I can only hope others can find it in their hearts to forgive me as well.”
She will face Republican Aaron Yates in the primary election in June. The seat is current held by Democrat Cherlynn Stevenson, who is running for re-election.
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