Post Falls Police Officer charged with DUI after off-duty car accident

Post Falls Police officer Brenda Knight has been charged with a DUI after an off-duty car accident Saturday night near Rathdrum, Idaho.

Kootenai County Sheriff’s deputies and medical personnel were dispatched to the area of Boekel Road and Forestdale Drive around 6:25 p.m. Saturday for a possible injury crash, according to a sheriff’s office news release.

Deputies found Knight alone in a vehicle, where she showed signs of alcohol consumption. Deputies had Knight perform a field sobriety test, and they took breath samples.

Knight was cited for excessive DUI, with blood-alcohol levels above 0.20.

There were no other vehicles involved in the crash.

The Post Falls Police Department was not immediately available for comment.

This story is developing and will be updated.