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Owensville man arrested on DUI charge after being involved in an accident

On September 17, 2018, at 3:03 p.m. Gibson County Central Dispatch received a 911 call to report an accident with injuries at the intersection of County Road 850 South and County Road 1050 West. When officers arrived on scene they found 34 year old Larry Flener of Owensville lying on the roadway next to a 2017 moped. Upon speaking with Mr. Flener officers detected the odor of alcohol and Sgt. John Fischer began a roadside DUI investigation. At the conclusion of his investigation Sgt. Fischer placed Mr. Flener into custody and transported him to the Gibson County Jail. Upon arriving at the Jail Mr. Flener was charged with Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated. He remains in custody on a $650 bond. 

Assisting Sgt. Fischer in his investigation was Owensville Town Marshal Rodger Leister.

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