By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
A Saline County Sheriff's deputy was injured early Saturday morning while helping work what was suspected to be a DUI case.
Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning that a deputy was working what was thought to be a DUI case at 1:54 a.m. Saturday in the 1300 block of State Street. A second deputy arrived and went to shut off the lights on the first patrol vehicle so the first deputy could administer a DUI test.
After the second deputy shut off the lights and closed the door to the patrol vehicle, he was struck by the side mirror of a 2013 Dodge Avenger driven by Katheryn Rader, 22, of Salina, Soldan said. The force of the impact shoved the deputy into the side of the patrol vehicle.
The deputy, 35, suffered a scraped arm, cut finger, and bruises, Soldan said.
Rader stopped her vehicle. During the course of the investigation, alcohol was detected, Soldan said.
Rader was arrested on the following requested charges, he said.
●Driving under the influence of alcohol
●Aggravated battery
●Failure to yield to an emergency vehicle
●No proof of insurance
●No driver's license
In a twist of fate, the original person who was being tested for DUI was determined to be sober and was released, Soldan said.