Columbus woman arrested after Saturday crash

A Columbus woman was arrested after a Saturday crash which injured one person.

Lt. Matt Harris, Columbus Police Department Spokesman, says that at approximately 9:40 p.m., officers were dispatched to the intersection of

Terri Smith; Photo courtesy of Columbus Police
Terri Smith; Photo courtesy of Columbus Police

Jonathan Moore Pike and State Road 11. Witnesses reportedly told police that a vehicle driven by 51-year-old Terri A. Smith disregarded a traffic signal and struck another car. While speaking with Smith, officers say that they could smell a strong odor of alcohol on her breath. The driver of the second vehicle was treated for a cut to his head.

Harris says that Smith was taken to Columbus Regional Hospital for a blood alcohol test before being booked in the Bartholomew County Jail on a preliminary charge of Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated.