By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
A Bennington man was arrested after a single-vehicle wreck took out a fire hydrant in north Salina Saturday morning.
Peter McSpadden, 26, of Bennington, was southbound in the 1400 block of N. Ninth Street when the 1999 Ford F150 he was driving went left of center, struck the curb on the southeast corner of the intersection with W. Euclid Avenue, and struck the fire hydrant, breaking it off, Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said this morning.
The wreck occurred at approximately 9:10 a.m. Saturday.
McSpadden told police that he had been arguing with his 36-year-old female passenger, noticed a CityGo bus in front of him, and swerved to miss it, Forrester said.
Officers believed McSpadden to be acting strangely, and at first believed he might be having a medical issue. Once that was determined to not be the case, a DUI investigation was conducted and it was determined that McSpadden allegedly was under the influence of unknown narcotics, Forrester said.
During the course of the investigation, officers found a baggie on the floor of the passenger side of the pickup, Forrester said.
Both McSpadden and woman passenger reported minor injuries, but were not transported by EMS to the hospital.
Forrester said that McSpadden was arrested on the following requested charges.
●Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs
●Driving on the left side of the roadway
●Driving while suspended