Deputies arrest driver whose BAC was nearly 5 times the legal limit
Posted: Mar 14, 2022 11:14 AM EST
MARSHALL COUNTY, Ind. -- A driver who was slumped over behind the wheel was arrested with a BAC of nearly 5 times the legal limit, according to the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office.
Around 10:30 a.m. Thursday, dispatch received a call about a man slumped over in a vehicle that was in the roadway.
Richard Urbina was given standard field sobriety tests, then transported to the hospital.
After obtaining a search warrant, deputies were able to obtain Urbina’s BAC.
Deputies said Urbina’s BAC was nearly 5 times the legal limit for alcohol.
After he was cleared by medical staff, Urbina was taken to the jail on preliminary charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated .15% or higher, OWI prior conviction and resisting law enforcement.