Woman charged with DUI after crashing into deputy

A Somers woman is charged with driving under the influence after she crashed into a Flathead County Sheriff's Office patrol vehicle on Wednesday.

Serena Henreid-Brooks, 38, is currently lodged in the Flathead County Detention Center, facing charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, driving without a valid driver’s license, no liability insurance and probation violation.

According to the Sheriff's Office, the crash happened at about 10:30 p.m., in front of the Harvest Foods in Bigfork.

The deputy was northbound on Montana 35 and responding to a call for service in Many Lakes when a southbound passenger van attempted to turn into Harvest Foods and struck the deputy’s patrol vehicle on the driver side. The deputy and the two occupants of the van were not injured.

Montana Highway Patrol responded and arrested Henreid-Brooks, the driver of the van. An investigation is underway.