On November 29, 2025, at 3:30 p.m. Gibson County Deputy Eric Powell conducted a traffic stop on a White Pontiac G6 after observing the vehicle traveling well below the posted speed limit. Upon following the vehicle a short distance Deputy Powell observed the vehicle cross the center of the roadway and fog line multiple times. At that point Deputy Powell stopped the vehicle on Main Street near Garfield Avenue in Princeton.
Upon approaching the vehicle Deputy Powell detected multiple clues that the driver was intoxicated. At that point he began a roadside DUI investigation that resulted in the driver, 34-year-old Rigo Diaz Sanchez being taken into custody and transported to the Gibson County Detention Center. Upon arriving at the detention center Mr. Sanchez was charged with Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated and Operating a Vehicle Without Ever Being Licensed.
Deputy Wes Baumgart assisted Deputy Powell in his investigation.
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
