Crime & Safety

Man with Blood Alcohol Levels Three Times Legal Limit Reportedly Strikes Median on Route 83

Off-duty officer said he witnessed incident.

An Indiana man who struck one median and drove over another raised one on Route 83 on June 21 had a blood alcohol content more than three times the legal limit, police said.

An off-duty police officer said he saw Travis L. Simpson, 24, of the 200 block of Yorktown Road in Logansport, IN, hit the median around 3:30 a.m.

Police found marijuana and drug paraphernalia in his pocket.

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He was charged with two counts of DUI, cannabis possession, possession of drug equipment, driving with a suspended license and striking unattended property, according to the report.

After Simpson was processed, the report said he was driven to a nearby hotel. He was given an Aug. 3 court date.

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