Oklahoma Jail Worker Injured In Crash With Suspected Drunk Driver

Several hours before any of those operations began Saturday night, an employee of the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Department was injured in a head-on collision in Southwest Oklahoma City.

Monday, July 2nd 2012, 8:48 pm

By: News 9

Oklahoma Jail Worker Injured In Crash With Suspected Drunk Driver

A large scale network of sobriety checkpoints in Oklahoma and Logan Counties resulted in 49 arrests this past weekend, 34 for DUI.

Several hours before any of those operations began Saturday night, an employee of the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Department was injured in a head-on collision in Southwest Oklahoma City.

Sheriff John Whetsel says the driver of the other vehicle is suspected of being intoxicated.

Investigators say 28-year-old Steven Williams was driving a vehicle that struck a car being driven by 47-year-old Nikki Cline. Cline is a clerical worker in the jail.

The accident occurred just 20 minutes after Cline had left work at 1 a.m. Saturday. Sheriff Whetsel says Cline suffered seven broken ribs and a punctured lung in the crash.

"We're thankful she was now more seriously injured than she was," Whetzel said.