Man Who Hit Tree Tested Positive For Marijuana And Alcohol

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CLINTON, Ind – Tuesday night (4/16/19) around 10:45 PM, Vermillion County Dispatch received a call about a crash on CR1510S.

Deputies found a Jeep Cherokee had struck a tree head on.

The driver, 25 year old Jeffrey Dwyer of Clinton said that he was distracted by his cell phone, ran off the roadway and struck the tree.

Officers on scene smelled the odor of alcohol and say that Dwyer had a blood alcohol of .11% and Marijuana in his system.

Police also discovered that he was wanted on an outstanding warrant out of Parke County.

Dwyer was arrested and taken to jail after receiving medical treatment.