A Middle Tennessee woman is facing a number of charges — including driving under the influence and wanton endangerment — following a head-on collision in Southern Kentucky Tuesday.
SIMPSON COUNTY, Ky. (WKRN) — A Middle Tennessee woman is facing a number of charges — including driving under the influence and wanton endangerment — following a head-on collision in Southern Kentucky Tuesday.
The Simpson County Sheriff’s Office said it responded to a two-vehicle crash along Gold City Road near Roark Road on Tuesday, Oct. 22.
Based on the investigation, authorities said Sarah Rader of Westmoreland, Tennessee, was driving north on Gold City Road when her 2008 Ford Expedition crossed into the southbound lane and struck a 1993 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 head-on.
The Ford reportedly overturned and hit an embankment before turning upright again. Meanwhile, the Chevrolet spun and came to a stop near the point of initial impact, according to officials.
A helicopter flew the driver of the Chevrolet — described by the sheriff’s office as a man from Franklin, Kentucky — to a nearby hospital to be treated for his injuries. The driver was released from the hospital the following day, but law enforcement did not share any additional details about the nature of his injuries.
According to authorities, Rader was not only under the influence of alcohol and drugs, but she had illegal drugs in her possession. She was arrested and brought to the Simpson County Detention Center for the following charges:
Third-degree possession of controlled substance
Prescription controlled substance not in proper container
Drug paraphernalia
Operating motor vehicle under influence of alcohol/substance
First-degree wanton endangerment
Tampering with physical evidence
Operating on suspended or revoked operator’s license
Possession of open alcoholic beverage container in motor vehicle
Failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security
Franklin-Simpson Fire Rescue and Franklin-Simpson EMS reportedly assisted the sheriff’s office at the scene of the crash.