NEWS'Pioneer Woman' Ree Drummond's Nephew Reportedly Arrested For DUI One Month After Ranch Collision
Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond's nephew has reportedly been arrested for a DUI.
Caleb Drummond is facing charges of driving under the influence, transporting an open container of beer and carrying firearms while under the influence, according to the Osage County Jail in Oklahoma. The 21-year-old was arrested on Saturday, April 17.
The charges and investigation are still ongoing. He was released later the same afternoon, Today reported.
The arrest comes one month after Ree's husband, Ladd, and Caleb were injured in a collision.
The two men were involved in a fire truck collision near the family farm in Osage County, Okla., on Wednesday, March 10, as previously reported by OK!.
Ladd and Caleb were reportedly driving Himmat Fire Trucks and trying to fight a nearly 1000-acre brush fire on their property with the 57-year-old driving northbound and Caleb driving southbound. The trucks struck one another "head-on," due to "high winds on a gravel road" leading to decreased visibility.
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Neither one of them were reportedly wearing their seatbelt, and Caleb "was ejected approximately 70 feet from point of rest."
Both men were hospitalized but Ladd's injuries were unspecified. Caleb was left in critical condition after he suffered injuries to his head, internal torso, arm and leg.
"I want to thank you all for your prayers for our family," the Food Network star posted on Facebook on Thursday, March 11. "As a family we are giving thanks today, knowing things could have been much worse.
"Thank you all for your love and kindness. It means a lot," she added.
I want to thank you all for your prayers for our family. Caleb and Ladd are in the hospital, but we think they will both...
Posted by The Pioneer Woman - Ree Drummond on Thursday, March 11, 2021
"Ladd was transferred to Tulsa and had surgery to stabilize one of the fractures. Thanks to some rods and other hardware (and an amazing neurosurgeon named Dr. Kalani), it’s fixed now and that danger is over. He will have to wear a neck brace for several weeks to let the other fracture heal," Ree later explained in a blog post on The Pioneer Woman.
The 52-year-old has not publicly commented on her nephew's reported DUI.
