A man is behind bars after he drove drunk and assaulted a Mecosta County Deputy.

It happened when police were responding to a car accident on 14 Mile Rd near 110th Ave.

Deputies say the accident occurred when the driver lost control of the vehicle and overturned in a cornfield. 

The driver was taken to a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries. 

When the driver was being checked on at the hospital he assaulted a deputy.

The deputy received minor injuries and did not seek medical attention.

The male driver was cleared from the hospital and was arrested for assaulting a police officer and operating while intoxicated.