The Wayne County Sheriff Office also arrested a Cookeville, TN. man.
Wayne County Sheriff Office Deputy Valis Smedley arrested the Tennessee man after being dispatched by the Wayne County 911 Dispatch Center of a reckless driver in a blue colored Mazda passenger car on East Kentucky Highway 90. Deputy Smedley observed the vehicle driving recklessly and then conducted a vehicle traffic stop. While speaking to the operator it was obvious to Deputy Smedley that the male driver was under the influence of a controlled substance. Deputy Smedley then conducted field sobriety tests with the male failing all test administered.
Deputy Smedley charged and arrested David A. Benefield of Cookeville, Tn. for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of a controlled substance, reckless driving and following another vehicle too closely.
Benefield was lodged in the Wayne County Detention Center.