On Sunday, August 8th, about 5:30 in the morning Marshall County Central Dispatch received a report of a vehicle off the roadway at U.S. 31 just before 5A Road.
Officer Ayala with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department located the driver from the accident who was identified as George Monroy, 26, of Elkhart.
Monroy was found to be intoxicated and transported to Marshall County Jail. He was booked in for: Operating a motor vehicle While Intoxicated with a blood alcohol level of .15% or higher, OWI-Endangerment and OWI-Refusal.
George Monroy was held on a $1500 cash bond and given a court date of August 17th in Marshall County Superior Court II. He bonded out on Sunday about 4 p.m.
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