Local Deputy Arrested on DUI Suspicion After Crash
An off-duty Ada County Sherriff has been arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated after he was crashed into another car late Saturday evening. for an alleged DUI.
An off-duty Ada County sheriff's deputy was arrested late Saturday night on a DUI charge after investigators say he crashed into a car that was stopped at a traffic light.
Deputy John Rynhart, 43, was immediately placed on administrative leave, the sheriff's office said in a statement.
The car Rynhart hit was that of a 16-year-old girl and a passenger who were thankfully uninjured. Rynhart failed a field sobriety test and did not supply breath samples. He was arrested by the Meridian Police Department and placed on administrative leave.