On June 24, 2023, at 10:28 p.m. Gibson County Central Dispatch received a report of a two vehicle personal injury accident on US 41 near State Road 68. Upon arriving Deputy Bart Wagner detected the odor of alcohol coming from one of the drivers, 54 year old Jerry Mason of Elberfeld. At that point Deputy Wagner began a roadside DUI investigation while Deputy Logan Lashbrook worked the motor vehicle accident. Deputy Lashbrook was able to determine that Mr. Mason’s Grey 2016 GMC Acadia had rear ended a Silver 2013 Hyundai Sonata that was stopped in the left turn lane of South US 41 waiting to turn East onto State Road 68. Medics from the Gibson County Ambulance Service were sent to the scene, but all occupants signed a waiver of release after refusing further treatment. Once Deputy Wagner was completed with his investigation he transported Mr. Mason to the Gibson County Jail where he was charged with Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated. He has since posted a $450 bond.
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