Early Morning Crash on US 41 Injures Passenger, Driver Arrested for DUI
Vanderburgh County – At approximately 12:03 this morning, Indiana State Police responded to a crash with injury on US 41 southbound at Lynch Road that injured an Evansville woman.
According to the investigating trooper, Cory Powell, 28, of Ft. Branch, was traveling southbound in a 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander and rear-ended a tractor-trailer. Trooper Gramig detected an odor of an alcoholic beverage on Powell’s breath. A series of field sobriety tests indicated Powell was impaired. Further investigation revealed Powell had a blood alcohol content of .24%. He was arrested and taken to the Vanderburgh County Jail where he is currently being held without bond. Powell’s front seat passenger, Korie Nellis, 37, of Evansville, was transported to Deaconess Hospital where she is being treated for a non life-threatening head injury. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured.
Arrested and Charges:
• Cory L. Powell, 28, Fort Branch, IN
1. Driving While Intoxicated Causing Serious Injury
Arresting Officer: Trooper Brent Gramig, Indiana State Police
Investigating Officers: Trooper Lucas Zeien and Trooper Brent Gramig
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