Traffic Stop Leads To DUI And Meth Arrest

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VIGO COUNTY, Ind – Wednesday evening around 7:30p.m. Indiana State Police stopped a vehicle in the area of Poplar and 25th Street for speeding 46 mph in a 30-mph zone.

The driver 56-year-old Manuel D. Akers, of Terre Haute, was arrested after a search of his vehicle and because he failed a certified test.

Police found 2.3 grams of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.

Akers is being held without bond on charges of:

  • Possession of Methamphetamine, Felony 6
  • Possession of Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor
  • Operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person, Class C Misdemeanor
  • Operating a vehicle with a schedule I or II controlled substance, Class A Misdemeanor