The Calloway County Sheriff's Office said 27-year-old Ryan Stanger was arrested late Saturday night after they were notified of a vehicle that had collided with a tree along the intersection of Gibbs Store Road and Wiswell Road, in the western part of the county. When deputies got there, they found the empty truck. Deputies say they then called Stanger's family and the Murray Calloway County Emergency Room to see if he had either contacted family or made his way to the hospital. When that turned up no additional information, deputies say they "pinged" Stanger's cell phone to get his location. The "ping" narrowed down the search to a small area.
Deputies say Stanger was located within about 30 minutes in a cornfield near Wiswell Road. He was charged with Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol, Leaving the Scene of an Accident, and Fleeing or Evading Police on Foot.
Stanger was booked into the Calloway County Detention Center.
