Deputy files damage suit

Sheriff’s Sgt. Jodene Hamilton Young, who was seriously injured in a collision just north of the fairgrounds a year ago, and her spouse have filed a damage suit against the other driver involved in the accident and the Washington Rural Counties Insurance Pool. The suit said the amount of damages sustained by the couple will be determined at the time of trial.

The suit contends the other driver in the accident, Richard Lee-Waddell, was at fault for failing to yield the right-of-way and driving a 1990 Honda Accord at a high rate of speed. Waddell also faces two charges of vehicular assault relat...