Kentucky deputy accused of DUI, causing wreck sending motorcyclist to a hospital Yahoo! Voices
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AMadisonCountysheriff’sdeputyhasbeenchargedwithDUIforallegedlydrivingdrunkandcausingawreckthatsentamotorcyclisttoahospital,accordingtoKentuckyStatePolice.
Thecrashhappenedjustbefore11p.m.SaturdayonCharlieNorrisRoadinMadisonCounty.KSPsaidJonathonThompsonofRichmond,pulledinfrontofPrestonLambart,21,ofRichmond,onCharlieNorrisRoadandcametoastopwhileattemptingtomakealeft-handturnintoaresidence.LambartcollidedwiththerearofThompson’svehicle.
ThompsonisadeputywiththeMadisonCountySheriff’sOffice.KSPsaidhewasoff-dutyatthetimeofthecollision.
LambartwastransportedtoUniversityofKentuckyChandlerHospitalwithnon-life-threateninginjuries,accordingtoKSP.It’sunknownifThompsonwasinjuredinthecollision.
Thompsonexhibitedsignsofalcoholintoxicationandwasarrested,KSPsaid.HeisfacingchargesofDUI(firstoffense)andsecond-degreeassault.
HewaslodgedintheMadisonCountyDetentionCenter,KSPsaid.KSPisinvestigatingthecollision