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A hit and run incident left a Jasper man behind bars.

Saturday morning at midnight, Jasper Police were called about someone seeing a white Pontiac Grand Prix hit two vehicles and then leaving the scene.

Officers later found the Grand Prix in a parking lot on 14th and Dewey Street. 33-year-old Torey Houchin of Jasper was found passed out in the driver’s seat.

Houchin was taken to Memorial Hospital for a chemical test, which showed Houchin had a .178% BAC. Houchin was booked into the Dubois County Security Center on charges of OWI Over .15, OWI Endangerment, and Leaving the Scene of an Accident.

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