Authorities arrested a man accused of sideswiping a Northern Kentucky deputy on Interstate 71 Friday night and taking off.
Boone County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 58-year-old John R. Graue, of Sparta, Kentucky, after they say Graue struck Deputy Jacob Southworth with the passenger side mirror of his utility work truck, according to a news release.
Graue is charged with wanton endangerment of a police officer, leaving the scene of an accident and failing to give right of way to an emergency vehicle.
Southworth had pulled someone over on I-71 going south and was walking back to his cruiser around 7 p.m. While he was walking back, Southworth was hit by the mirror of Graue’s truck, contorting and injuring his arm, the news release says.
Boone County Sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Southworth.
Graue fled and continued on I-71 south going toward Gallatin County. The deputy was taken to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Florence and has since been released.
Authorities later received a tip and identified Graue and his work truck at his home in Sparta.
Deputies seized his company-owned utility truck and sought an arrest warrant, according to the news release.
Graue turned himself in to the Boone County jail Sunday morning and remains in custody on a $50,000 cash bond.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Police: Man arrested after sideswiping Boone County sheriff’s deputy
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