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Concerned motorist call prompts OWI arrest

PUTNAM COUNTY, Ind.  (WISH) — A man was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated early Friday morning thanks to a concerned driver.

An Indiana State Police trooper was dispatched on a report of an impaired driver on I-70 in Putnam County.

The trooper spotted a vehicle swerving on the road near mile marker 43.

The driver, Kimmy E. Gable, 58, of Missouri, failed a sobriety test. It was later determined that he had a BAC level of .13 percent.

Indiana State Police want to remind motorists to call 911 to report dangerous or impaired driving.