Clay County—Last night around 9:30, Clay County Sheriff Dispatch Center alerted officers to a possible wrong way driver traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 near the 25 mile marker. The suspect vehicle was reportedly a gray Chevrolet pickup.
Minutes later, ISP Trooper Kyle Hall located the suspect vehicle, a gray 2013 Chevrolet pickup, in the paved emergency vehicle crossover near the 22mm. Trooper Hall approached the driver and quickly smelled the apparent odor of alcohol and the driver displayed classic signs of intoxication.
The driver was identified as 78-year-old, Stephen A. Bussing Sr. of Brazil, IN. Bussing was taken to the Clay County Jail where he tested .16% BAC, two times the legal limit for intoxication. Bussing was incarcerated on a charge of Operating While Intoxicated and miscellaneous traffic citations.
Assisting was Master Trooper Todd Brown.
Motorists are encouraged to dial 911 to report wrong way and/or impaired drivers.
Under the Law, criminal charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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