Palm Harbor woman charged with DUI after hitting a deputy's parked cruiser

A Palm Harbor woman was arrested Wednesday, Dec. 7, on DUI charges after hitting a deputy's marked cruiser. 

• Palm Harbor woman charged with DUI after hitting a deputy's cruiser
• Rebecca Adams had a blood alcohol level of .169
• The deputy was investigating a crash when his cruiser was hit

Authorities said Deputy Peter Lamborghini was responding to a crash involving three vehicles on Tampa Rd., just north of the Curlew Rd. intersection in Oldsmar. 

Deputy Lamborghini put his emergency lights on and parked on the side of the road to block the vehicles in the crash from oncoming traffic. 

Authorities said when Deputy Lamborghini was out of his cruiser investigating the crash, Rebecca Adams, 45, crashed into the back of his cruiser -- propelling it forward to hit two of the vehicles involved in the original crash. Both cars were unoccupied. 

Authorities said Adams showed signs of impairment and had a blood alcohol level of .169. 

Adams was arrested and charged with one count of driving under the influence. She has been booked into the Pinellas County jail.