Plymouth man accused of driving while intoxicated after crash that injured passenger

Wayne Miller / Photo courtesy of the Marshall County Police Department

MARSHALL COUNTY, Ind.—A Plymouth man is accused of driving while intoxicated after a crash that seriously injured his passenger, according to the Marshall County Police Department.

Deputies responded to a single-vehicle crash near 17th Road and Thorn Road around 3 a.m. on January 18.

At the scene, deputies learned that the driver of the vehicle, 50-year-old Wayne J. Miller of Plymouth, was allegedly driving while intoxicated when his vehicle ran off the road.

A female passenger was taken to a local hospital before being transferred to a different one due to the extent of her injuries.

Miller was also taken to the hospital for a certified test, which showed that his BAC was over three times the legal limit, the Marshall County Police Department said.

He was lodged in the Marshall County Jail on suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated resulting in serious bodily injury and operating a vehicle with an ACE of .15 or more, reports said.

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