East Valley crash results in DUI arrest

A Ruhenstroth woman was arrested for driving under the influence and child endangerment after she ran into a fence while texting Sunday.

Amelia K. Adair, 35, said she was texting when she ran off East Valley Road at about 2:35 p.m. Sunday striking the landscaping and a fence along Arroyo and East Valley.

According to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, the woman was northbound on East Valley Road in a 1990 Ford Tempo when she left the road and traveled 120 feet. The vehicle had front end damage and had to be towed from the scene.

Adair told deputies that her three children where in the vehicle when the accident occurred, but a friend had taken them to their father before deputies arrived. Adair was not required to perform a field sobriety test, but a preliminary breath test revealed she had a .132 percent blood alcohol content.

No one was injured in the accident, but an estimated $1,250 in property damage was done.

Adair was booked on charges of second DUI, child endangerment, failure to maintain lane and having an open container.

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