MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — An Indiana man is accused of drunken driving after he crashed his vehicle through the main gates of Indiana State Prison on Tuesday, authorities said.
Robert D. Merriman, 62, of Winamac, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering others and criminal trespass, according to a news release from the Indiana State Police.
*Correction* Impaired Driver Crashes Through State Prison Main Gate https://t.co/rp06usha8k
— Indiana State Police (@IndStatePolice) November 11, 2021
At about 6 p.m. Tuesday, police were alerted to a potentially impaired driver traveling in a silver Chevrolet Silverado in Michigan City, The Times of Northwest Indiana reported.
State police conducted a field test and determined that Merrimac’s blood alcohol content was .14%, according to the news release. A driver in Indiana is considered impaired when that person’s BAC is 0.08% or higher.
Merriman was taken to the LaPorte County Jail, according to the state police.
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