According to a release from Atchison County Sheriff Jack Laurie, deputies were called around 6:15 Tuesday evening to a single-vehicle wreck on U.S. 73 Highway just south of 218th Road.
The release says 38-year-old Catherine Smith had been southbound when her car left the roadway, entered a ditch, and rolled over, coming to rest on its top in a field after striking a barbed wire fence.
During the investigation, deputies reported locating what's alleged to be open containers of alcohol, suspected methamphetamine, a THC vape pen, and drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle.
Smith was transported by Atchison County EMS to Amberwell Health for the treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
After she was released from hospital care, Smith was taken into custody on charges including driving under the influence, possession of marijuana, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and other traffic-related offenses.
Following her arrest, Smith was booked into the Atchison County Jail.
The crash remains under investigation.
Catherine Smith/Credit: Atchison Co Sheriff
An unrelated Atchison County traffic stop the next morning, Wednesday, March 25, saw a Cummings motorist cited for driving just under 100 mph.
Laurie, in a release, says 18-year-old William Grippin was stopped around 7:15 that morning, on U.S. Highway 73 at Kiowa Road, where it's alleged he was driving 96 mph in the 65 mph zone.
Cases of high speed drivers driving at, or around 100 mph, has been ongoing in recent months, with the problem widely reported around the state.
