Wendy Payne Arrested on New Intoxicated-Driving Charge in Evansville

Terre Haute, IN, October 17, 2026 —

Wendy Payne was arrested in Evansville, Indiana, on a new charge of driving while intoxicated after deputies found her intoxicated and parked in the middle of a street, according to the information provided about the case.

Her blood alcohol content was described as nearly three times the legal limit. The precise test result and the applicable legal limit were not provided, so the exact figures cannot be stated.

Payne was previously convicted of reckless homicide for killing her husband. The information provided does not specify when that conviction occurred or describe the sentence. It also does not give the date of the new arrest, identify the deputies’ agency, or state whether Payne was driving when deputies arrived.

The new matter is described as an arrest on a charge, not as a conviction. No information was provided about court proceedings, a plea, or the outcome of the case. The name of Payne’s husband and any additional details about either case were also not provided.

Beyond the reported location, circumstances of the discovery and blood alcohol comparison, no further details about the arrest were available in the summary. The charge and its status should therefore be distinguished from the earlier reckless-homicide conviction.

Story summarized from the original created by Jill Lyman on www.wthitv.com, see more information here.

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