BARBOURVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) – The EMS director for Knox County was arrested on a DUI charge after a crash involving an EMS vehicle.

According to an arrest citation, Steven W. Jones was arrested Wednesday night after authorities responded to a wreck involving a Knox County EMS vehicle on Paynes Creek Road and KY 1304.

Jones told officers a deer had run in front of his vehicle, causing him to swerve and possibly hit a street sign.

The citation says Jones admitted to drinking before the crash and later blew a .140 on a breath test.

Jones was arrested on a charge of operating a motor vehicle under the influence and taken to the Knox County Detention Center.

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