A 62-year-old Salem man is in jail after being arrested following an accident at 704 East Hackberry Street involving a vehicle and a female and juvenile male.
Gary Young, 62, Salem was arrested and charged with the following:
- Operating a vehicle with a controlled substance in the person’s body
- Operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing serious bodily injury
- Operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person
- Possession of methamphetamine
Young was arrested by the Salem Police Department after chemical testing at St. Vincent Hospital and was booked into the Washington County Detention Center at 4:38pm.
Washington County Ambulance Service, Salem Fire Department, Salem Police Department and the Washington County Sheriff’s Department were called to the scene.
Young’s vehicle struck a female and a child, who were both flown by helicopter ambulance to hospitals in Louisville.
It was reported the 5-year-old boy had a cracked skull.
