Officer Smith with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Chicago man on Thursday night after investigating a single vehicle crash.
About 9:45 county officers responded to a crash at Lincoln Highway and Pioneer Drive.
The driver of the vehicle, 71 year old Terry W. Parker was transported to St. Joseph Hospital in Plymouth with non-life-threatening injuries. During the investigation it was discovered that Parker had operated the vehicle while intoxicated. He was found to have a Blood Alcohol Content of .26.
Parker was lodged in the Marshall County Jail or OWI with a vehicle of .15% or more.
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