CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – A former captain at the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office has officially been indicted by a grand jury with a DUI after allegedly crashing into another vehicle and fleeing the scene back in January.

Ronnie E. Farley Jr., 52, is charged with one count of first DUI, one count of driving under the influence of narcotics or other drugs, one count of violation of implied consent, leaving the scene, and one count of failing to exercise due care behind the wheel.

The indictment was filed on Sept. 9 of this year, and Farley will be arraigned on Oct. 12 in Judge William Goodman’s court.

Two-car collision leads to multiple field sobriety tests

According to a report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, on Saturday, Jan. 18, at approximately 2:22 p.m., Farley was traveling east on I-24 in a 2017 Toyota RAV4.

Near mile marker 10 in Montgomery County, Farley veered from the left lane attempting to overtake a 2011 Ford Fusion that was traveling in the right lane. The two cars collided.

After the incident, Farley allegedly attempted to flee the scene. He then became stuck in the highway’s median at mile marker 12.6. Both vehicles sustained functional damage, but no injuries were reported.

According to Farley’s warrants filed by THP Trooper Alex Snider, Farley had difficulty maintaining balance, smelled of alcohol, and had bloodshot watery eyes throughout his investigation of the wreck. Snider took Farley to the Exit 19 Shell Station to perform field sobriety tests, although Farley denied having had anything to drink.

Farley took six tests, and failed them all. He also took a breathalyzer test, and told Snider he was “not doing” a blood test.

He was booked into the Montgomery County Jail on DUI.

Allowed to retire

When Clarksville Now reached out to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office last week, spokeswoman Sandra Brandon said, “He is not a current employee of the MCSO.”

Farley resigned from MCSO on April 5 after working there more than 25 years, according to a June article in The Leaf-Chronicle, and his retirement was approved.