On February 2, 2026, at 12:56 p.m. Deputy Michael Owens was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident in the 200 block of West Main Street in Francisco. Upon arriving Deputy Owens observed that a Toyota Camry had rearended a semi-trailer. While speaking with the driver of the Camry Deputy Owens detected multiple clues that the driver may be impaired. At that point he began a roadside DUI investigation that resulted in the driver 45-year-old Kristi Meyerholtz of Stanton, Kentucky being taken into custody. Ms. Meyerholtz was transported to the Gibson County Detention Center where she was charged with Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated.
Deputy U.B. Smith assisted in this case.
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