Wrong-Way Plow Truck Operator May Have Been Drunk

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says a plow truck driver going the wrong way caused a head-on crash early Wednesday.  The 18-year-old Jefferson man is accused of causing an injury accident by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle.  The accident happened on U-S Highway 18 in the Town of Jefferson.  The plow truck driver and a 53-year-old woman in the pickup he hit were taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries which weren’t life-threatening.  No names have been released yet.  The 5:00 a-m mishap closed Highway 18 for about four hours starting at 5:00 a-m.