Driver faces felony for driving while intoxicated
A 50-year-old Brown County man faces a felony for driving while under the influence after the results of a chemical test showed he had more than twice the legal amount of alcohol in his system.
Brian Luna was charged Feb. 3 with operating a vehicle with an ACE of 0.15 or more, a Level 6 felony.
The charge stems from a traffic stop that Sgt. Chad Williams with the Brown County Sheriff’s Department conducted on June 26 last year on State Road 46, according to the probable cause affidavit filed Feb. 3.
Williams reported smelling alcohol on Luna. He also reported that Luna’s eyes were bloodshot and glossy. Luna admitted to Williams that he had two beers and a shot of alcohol at Buffalo Wild Wings. The stop was conducted just after 11 p.m., the affidavit states.
A chemical test showed Luna’s blood-alcohol content at 0.17. The legal limit is 0.08.
The reason for the traffic stop was not noted in the probable cause affidavit.
Possible drunk driver report ends in arrest
A report of a possible intoxicated driver last fall resulted in the arrest of a 36-year-old Brown County woman.
On Sept. 28, Nashville Police Officer William Pruitt stopped Carma Winton after receiving a report of a possible intoxicated driver heading south from Bean Blossom on State Road 135 North, according to a probable cause affidavit filed Feb. 4.
Pruitt conducted the stop in the CVS parking lot after the vehicle passed him. He reported seeing it cross the center line twice. The second time, Pruitt noted that the vehicle almost struck another vehicle.
While speaking with Winton, Pruitt reported that her eyes were bloodshot and watery. He also reported smelling alcohol in the vehicle, according to the probable cause affidavit. A portable breath test showed her blood-alcohol content to be 0.09. She also submitted to a chemical test.
On Feb. 4, Winton was formally charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated — endangering a person, a Class A misdemeanor; operating a vehicle with an ACE of 0.08 or more, a Class C misdemeanor; and operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a Class C misdemeanor.
Man faces charges after crash at Hard Truth Hills
A 54-year-old Lawrenceburg man has been charged with a misdemeanor in Brown County after a police investigation showed he was intoxicated when he crashed his car while leaving Hard Truth Hills last fall.
On Feb. 4, Todd Hinsky was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated — endangering a person, a Class A misdemeanor.
On Sept. 21, Nashville Police and EMS responded to a crash with injuries at Hard Truth Hills. Officer Michael Addison reported seeing a car that had driven the wrong way out of the entrance drive and crashed into a decorative light post, causing extensive damage, according to the probable cause affidavit filed on Feb. 4.
As Addison approached the scene to assist Officer Brenton Barrow and EMS, he reported hearing a man — later identified as Hinsky — yelling loudly and cussing at EMS and Barrow. Addison noted that Hinsky had to be restrained to a backboard because he was trying to swing his arms and kick the medics, the affidavit said.
A woman was riding with Hinsky who also appeared to be intoxicated. Preliminary information from witnesses had Hinsky in the driver’s seat and the woman in the front passenger seat. Hinsky calmed down after the female passenger was able to sit with him in the ambulance, according to the affidavit.
Due to possible injuries, Addison did not conduct standard field sobriety testing on Hinsky. He did submit to a chemical test at Columbus Regional Hospital.
A witness reported seeing Hinsky driving the wrong way down the entrance drive. The witness said he heard a loud crash and ran to investigate. He reported seeing Hinsky get out of the driver’s side and walk around to try to let his passenger out, but the door was pinned against a tree, the affidavit states.
An employee at Hard Truth Hills reported that several other staff members witnessed Hinsky acting belligerently in the restaurant before leaving.
After Hinsky was cleared by hospital staff, he was taken to the Brown County jail.
