- Saturday February 21st, 2015 :: 08:43 p.m. EST
Snow Calls and Two Arrests for Putnamville Troopers
Putnamville—The winter storm precipitation kept Putnamville Trooper busy yet again. From midnight to 6:00p.m. this evening, troopers compiled the following totals, mostly on Interstate 70 in Vigo, Clay, and Putnam counties:
Personal injury crashes 2
Property damage crashes 9
Slide offs 8
Assist motorists 3
One crash included an overturned Indiana Department of Highway snowplow and two crashes involved jackknifed tractor-trailers. No life threatening injuries were reported.
This morning at 4:42a.m., Trooper Brent Robinson stopped to help a stranded motorist on US 41 near County Road 200 N in Sullivan County. The driver appeared intoxicated and was taken to Sullivan County Community Hospital for a blood test. The driver, 44-year-old Troy Criss of Linton, Indiana, tested positive for opiates and benzodiazepines. Criss was incarcerated in the Sullivan County Jail for Operating While Intoxicated, Possession of Paraphernalia, and Possession of a Syringe.
At 5:04a.m, Trooper Kyle Hall witnessed a vehicle travel into the median near the 23 mile marker in Clay County. While conversing with the driver, Hall noticed he smelled of apparent alcohol and displayed classic signs of apparent intoxication. The driver, 21-year-old Noah M. Dunnuck of Fishers, Indiana was taken to the Clay County Jail where he tested .14%. Dunnuck was charged with Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated and held in the Clay County Jail.
the overturned INDOT snowplow occurred on SR 42 just east of SR 46 in Vigo County.
No book-in photos attached….Picture of overturned INDOT snowplow…
Under the Law, criminal charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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WATTS
Address/Location
Indiana State Police-Putnamville District 53-Putnamville, IN
1927 U.S. 40
Greencastle, IN 46135
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 765-653-4114
Joe Watts
Public Information Office
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765-653-4114