Friday, July 10, 2009

Trooper Whitney Elizabeth Small Pleads Guilty to DUI

Kentucky State Police Trooper Whitney Elizabeth Small pleaded guilty to DUI Monday and remains on administrative leave from her position at Post 8 in Morehead while an internal investigation is conducted.

Small, 27, was arrested June 19, just after midnight, following a non-injury accident at the intersection of KY 32 and US 60, where she allegedly drove her vehicle into the opposite lane, striking another car, said Morehead Police Chief Mike Adams.

The driver of the other car, 19-year-old Alyssa Dulen of West Liberty, was not injured in the crash. Also in the vehicle with Dulen were four passengers who escaped injury, as well.

“Officer Phillip Blackburn responded to the accident and was able to determine that Small was allegedly DUI,” Adams commented following the arrest. “Apparently, Small was turning onto KY 32 at Rodburn Elementary when she turned too wide and went into the other lane.”

Small appeared in Rowan District Court Monday where she entered a guilty plea before Judge Don Blair. This was her first offense. Small’s driver’s license was revoked for 45 days and she was fined $200. Blair also ordered Small to attend the ADE (Alcohol and Drug Education) Program.

Small, of Georgetown, was among 62 troopers to graduate Feb.25, 2008 from the Kentucky State Police Academy.

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