Amanda Davis of Fox 5 arrested on DUI charges
Amanda Davis has been with Fox 5 for 26 years. CREDIT: Fox 5
Amanda Davis, a veteran evening anchor at Fox 5 Atlanta, has been arrested on charges of driving under the influence in a wrong-way crash, according to the Atlanta police. She was reportedly driving northbound in the southbound lane on Piedmont Ave. at 12:30 a.m. early Sunday morning. She was taken to jail and released later that day.
Details are in this story on ajc.com with her mug shot.
You have to give WAGA-TV credit for reporting the news on air and on its website, though the headline does not reference the DUI.
Davis has worked at Fox 5 since 1986 and anchors the 6 and 10 p.m. news. She was an original anchor in 1992 for “Good Day Atlanta.”
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257 comments Add your comment
Pitchy
November 12th, 2012
12:58 pm
Norita, my count is at 3 as well.
Tristan
November 12th, 2012
1:00 pm
Looks like Amanda might have been driving Drunk. So What!.
Emanjr
November 12th, 2012
1:02 pm
Great Anchor, Great Person, Great Smile, and looks like Great Problems!! Wish her the best, after all she does do Great Work with those Wednesday Kids. We all make mistakes sometimes…….
Pitchy
November 12th, 2012
1:03 pm
mebeingme, you going to answer my 12:53?
Brian
November 12th, 2012
1:03 pm
What you mean please be civil in your comments or you will shut it down. Dont ask for comments if we cant voice our opinion. I understand censoring cursing and things of that sort but I will say what I please. She need to get it together because she knows her place in the Atlanta Community. If it was me a teacher that did the same thing it would not make your page nor would you put please be civil or you will shut it down. Bunch of crap.
Brian
November 12th, 2012
1:08 pm
I want to know who is rodney ho. Who the heck told him he can post a board and censor our comments.
Brian
November 12th, 2012
1:08 pm
Rodney How and Brenda woods both dumbos
missnadine
November 12th, 2012
1:09 pm
She is the LAST person I would expect to be driving drunk – very shocking.
Brian
November 12th, 2012
1:10 pm
Shut it down
Brian
November 12th, 2012
1:12 pm
She is a drunk that has probably reported on numberous drunk drivers in the past. Shameful act. Just shameful. Drunk drivers kill. SHe should be fired and banned from covering anything on drunk driving. I know its not the first time.
Shari Gaskins
November 12th, 2012
1:15 pm
Alcoholism is a disease . I will keep her and the victim in my prayer.
Pitchy
November 12th, 2012
1:21 pm
I want to know who is rodney ho. Who the heck told him he can post a board and censor our comments. – This has to be the funniest post of all time.
Who told him he could post a board and censor rude and crude comments…HIS BOSS who hired him at The AJC!
Gcort49
November 12th, 2012
1:33 pm
My employer would fire me..especially since what I recall, this is not her first ‘rodeo’
Local icon or not, she needs to be dealt the law,as anyone else would have to face. Fortunately nobody was hurt..or worse.
Susan
November 12th, 2012
1:48 pm
This is sad. I pray that this will all be ok for Amanda and the victim. God works in mysterious ways. May His will be done in this.
Brian
November 12th, 2012
1:53 pm
Pitchy… Your an idiot.
Pootytang
November 12th, 2012
1:57 pm
She might’ve walkedfrom dwi but wrong way crash uh nah can’t blow that off
Pitchy
November 12th, 2012
1:57 pm
Brian, now why am I an idiot. What is wrong with you people?
jp
November 12th, 2012
1:58 pm
When will people figure out drinking and drugs destroy lives…….young, old, rich, poor. I am praying for all involved I know what it is like to have this your family torn apart by this.
Pitchy
November 12th, 2012
1:58 pm
To call some an idiot you never met, never spoke to and read 2 posts that doesn’t even say anything about them as a person makes you an idiot and nut suck with one ball! You want to come after me, let’s do it!
c cannady
November 12th, 2012
1:58 pm
Praying for Ms. Davis and her family…
Wes
November 12th, 2012
2:00 pm
Amanda is in my prayers. Alcohol is dangerous and effects so many people. I hope she can move on and put this behind her and stay away from alcohol.
roc
November 12th, 2012
2:00 pm
Well shut it down. Your blogs are wack anyway.
john brantley
November 12th, 2012
2:03 pm
We all do bad thing some time in our life, I hope tv5 forgive her she been good to atlanta.
Pitchy
November 12th, 2012
2:04 pm
Brian, don’t even bother, I’m not going to argue with a computer screen. You feel the way you do and I know you’re wrong, and I feel the way I do and I know I’m right!
All I can do is K.I.M…..
john brantley
November 12th, 2012
2:04 pm
I hope tv5 don’t let her go she been goood to ATL.
yamama
November 12th, 2012
2:09 pm
@Brian if you are a teacher, I fear for the future
Pitchy
November 12th, 2012
2:10 pm
Ciao
Barbara Jackson
November 12th, 2012
2:40 pm
Do not drink and drive. This is such a simple statement but has been so hard to follow by so many people. We have got to start taking responsibility for our actions. I love Amanda Davis on Fox 5 but she must be held accountable for her actions.
SLAM
November 12th, 2012
2:41 pm
My heart goes out to Amanda, I pray she receive help and find God.
hold on playa
November 12th, 2012
2:55 pm
I hope fox takes care of their own and gets her the help she needs..
Watch FLIGHT…great movie about this exact same thing….
Vic Sanders
November 12th, 2012
3:11 pm
I really like Amanda! I LOVE to watch her on the news! Grey Goose is yummy
Whip Whitaker
November 12th, 2012
3:12 pm
@hold on playa
You are way out of line!
Whip Whitaker
November 12th, 2012
3:13 pm
I bet Harling Mays was with her
RGB
November 12th, 2012
3:13 pm
I predict that Amanda will get either Joseph “All White people are going to hell” Lowry or John “The dogs and fire hoses are still comin’ after me in 2012″ Lewis to defend her in a “show of support” in an effort to “seek social justice”.
These “leaders” will return the favor Amanda regularly extends to them in her (extremely) soft ball interviews.
hold on playa
November 12th, 2012
3:14 pm
get well amanda…take this time to get well.
THECAVES06
November 12th, 2012
3:15 pm
Funny one their own Kelly Stevens was hit head on by someone and nearly killed and Rodney Ho didnt ask anyone to “be easy” there. This is pathetic and she’s a drunk it amazes me how when it becomes someone on TV you want them not to be touch well Rodney if she would have hit you head on, what would you say then ? AMANDA YOUR A DRUNK ALWAYS HAVE ALWAYS WILL BE !!!
J Jett
November 12th, 2012
3:18 pm
If this is not the first time Amanda should be fired from the Fox 5 someone could have been killed it is sad call a cab I like watching Her on Fox I realy hated to hear that man O man…..
Brenda
November 12th, 2012
3:32 pm
I have never cared for Amanda Davis. People are killed all the time for drinking and driving and going the wrong way….why has she not been suspended? Other people would have been suspended pending the results of an internal “investigation”. Fox 5 has not even said they were doing any kind of investigation so I guess she is going to get away with it.
Doug
November 12th, 2012
3:51 pm
A DUI has nothing to do with her job as an anchor. I don’t see a reason why she should be fired. No one has a right to judge her for her mistakes. Maybe at best a suspension. Best of luck to Ms Davis and WAGA for doing the right thing.
Fox5 Viewer
November 12th, 2012
3:59 pm
She may beat the charge. On a slightly related note, the city of Atlanta has very poor street signage and none of the street names are lit at night. True, Amanda probably knows the area quite well.
This doesn’t negatively affect my opinion of her in the least. I am, however, surprised that she was driving a Fiat.
No one approves of driving under the influence, but many people function just fine with a .08 blood alcohol content. Secondly, no one intends to drive drunk (meaning much higher than .08); drinking impairs judgment, and you believe you are OK to drive.
Hang in there, Amanda.
onlooker
November 12th, 2012
4:02 pm
I was under the impression that this site is property of the AJC RH only asked that people stay civil if you cannot you have no right to be on this site and the owner has every right to bounce your comments or even shut down this site. If you want to start your own paper or website please go ahead , I for one will not visit that site but again that is my right. As far as BW the tv station has to make a decision about what is best for the station and I am sure they will. Might they be wrong sure it is their business. We can choose to watch or not. As a reporter they are not supposed to be the news. I do feel sorry for her but I would not want to be around if she were drinking and driving
Dionne Simone
November 12th, 2012
4:06 pm
I have NO compassion for individuals who drink and drive. Why not drink in the privacy of your home? Why not call a DAMN cab? This women reports on the news the dangers of drinking and driving (DEATH). We’ve seen it to many times. And if people showed enough outrage on this site and others just maybe she would get her act together. She is to damn old to be drinking and driving. And it pisses me off that she would endanger the lives of others; its BS!
SOBER
November 12th, 2012
4:21 pm
First my Prayers go out to the Person and their Family, that got hit. Hope they recover 100%. Also my prayers go out to Amanda, I have much respect for her, but she needs to held accountable for her poor judgement. Could of KILLED someone. Anytime someone drink to the point of getting drunk, then getting behind the wheel of a vehicle, is like a ticking time bomb, putting everyone on the road at danger, including themselves. Thats a SICKNESS, so let us Pray. Prayer changes things. Thought for the Day: “Anytime You Consume Alcohol in the body, your reaction time an sound thinking is impaired, even though you appear ok”
GG
November 12th, 2012
4:25 pm
I guess we are suppose to feel sorry for her because she is in the media?? No need to tiptoe around it, she sounds like an alcoholic and needs to enroll in AA, what if she killed herself and others while drunk driving??
Child please
November 12th, 2012
4:26 pm
Yes Amanda is human and we all make mistakes. But mistakes are meant to be learned from. It is true this is not the first time she had been arrested for DUI and it is common knowledge in the journalism community she has had a long staning drinking problem that is years in the making and needs to be address. She is just being enabled to continue to ignore her problem because she is well loved and an excellent reporter. She needs to be held accountable so she can address the issue and get on with the rest of her life. She could end up killing herself or much worst someone else.
Jason
November 12th, 2012
4:31 pm
I have NO sympathy for anyone arrested for DUI, as my lower back was destroyed by a drunk driver. The law must change…1st offense 30 days in jail, 2nd offense 1 year!
jbm
November 12th, 2012
4:31 pm
It’s unfortunate that this happened to her, but to threaten to shut down the page because of potentially crazy comments is..well…CRAZY!!! For her to pull a bonehead move like that is completely STUPID! She reports on idiots like this who end up killing people and yet she decided to put on her big girl diapers and make the choice…as a grown @$$ woman to do this. I don’t care how long she’s been on TV here in Atlanta. No sympathy was shown for another newsperson who had drug issues a year ago, a fellow colleague on the radio was almost killed from someone else who made the CHOICE to drink and drive. It was a mistake but she deserves to get grilled like any other “celebrity”.
Bad Bri
November 12th, 2012
4:32 pm
No, there is no way to rationalize drunk driving. But, we ll make mistakes. Sometimes, we make bad mistakes. I hope the station lets her keep her job although she probably needs to get some treatment. Everyone makes bad decisions and (most) everyone deserves a second chance..
SOBER
November 12th, 2012
4:32 pm
GG and Child Please, TRUE DAT!
1baddman
November 12th, 2012
5:08 pm
Amanda, I prayed that you get yourself together and i’m glad no one was seriously hurt or killed but this has got to stop; if you have a drinking problem get help no one is going to judge you, but if you choose to drink take a cab or stay at a friend’s house.