Walhallan charged in wreck involving deputy

A car driver near Seneca was charged last night with driving under the influence in an accident that involved a sheriff’s deputy.  According to law enforcement, the accident occurred as the deputy, Buddy Joe Duncan Jr., had slowed down his Chevy Tahoe to make a U-turn on the Sheep Farm Road. According to the highway patrol’s Matt Southern, a collision resulted involving a second motorist, Walhalla resident Carrie Leighanne Underwood, who was jailed on a DUI charge after being treated at the hospital.  Deputy Duncan was also sent for medical treatment but, Sheriff Mike Crenshaw last night said he had no immediate word on the deputy’s condition.