Over the weekend Indiana State Police arrested a Gibson County man for driving under the influence and transporting his infant son.
41-year-old Timothy Ota of Princeton was arrested Saturday night on a charge of Driving while intoxicated after he crashed the 1997 Oldsmobile he was driving into a median.
Saturday night the Gibson County Sheriff’s Department dispatched information regarding a driver of a 1997 Oldsmobile driving erratically on US 41 north of CR 350 South.
An Indiana State Trooper was in the area when 911 dispatch received another call that the vehicle had crashed into the median north of CR 300 South.
When State Police arrived they identified Ota, as the driver and detected an odor of an alcoholic beverage while observing open alcohol containers on the floor board.
Ota’s eight-month-old son was also located restrained in a child safety seat in the back seat. Ota was transported to Gibson General Hospital, further investigation revealed Ota had a blood alcohol content of .15%.
The child was not injured and was later released to his mother.
Ota was transported to the Gibson County Jail. He was later released after posting bond early Sunday morning.
He is facing charges of Driving While Intoxicated with a Passenger less than 18 years of age, Class 6 Felony; Driving While Intoxicated, Class A Misdemeanor.
