Putnam County nightshift deputies investigated a crash that resulted in the arrest of an intoxicated driver.

According to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department, the driver crossed the centerline on US 36 striking multiple cars head-on. The impact was so violent it tore the engine completely from one of the vehicles.

Patients from three separate vehicles were transported to local hospitals with multiple injuries.

The driver that initiated the accident tested over three times the legal limit for intoxication.  Larinda McMahon, 28, of Bainbridge, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated.  The sheriff’s department says McMahon tested over three times the legal limit.

The Class A misdemeanor could be elevated to a felony charge depending on the seriousness of the victims’ injuries.