A Christian County Sheriff’s Deputy was injured in an accident on the Western Kentucky Parkway in Muhlenberg County Tuesday and the other driver was arrested for her fourth DUI.
Christian County Sheriff’s Major Jason Newby says Sgt. Ricky Burgess and Lt. Scott Smith were on their way back to Hopkinsville from Frankfort and were near the KY 601 overpass when the incident happened.
They were in the left lane and a car driven by Lorena Sutton was in the right lane when Sutton attempted to make an illegal u-turn from the right lane, striking the deputies’ SUV.
Lt. Smith was taken to Baptist Health Hospital in Madisonville, where he was treated and released.
Sgt. Burgess and Sutton were not injured and Major Newby says Sutton was arrested for DUI—fourth offense, which is a felony.
Kentucky State Police is investigating the incident.
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