BEDFORD — A man from Indianapolis was arrested on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated in Lawrence County early Wednesday morning.
According to a probable cause affidavit filed by Indiana State Police Trooper Caroline Roberts, she observed a blue Dodge with unusual driving behaviors on State Road 37 around 12:44 a.m. The vehicle was allegedly swerving over the fog line and fluctuating its speed from 45 miles per hour to over 70 miles per hour in a 60 miles per hour zone.
Trooper Roberts conducted a traffic stop and identified the driver as Michael K. Thompson, 40. The affidavit states that Thompson had slurred speech, watery eyes, and smelled of alcohol. He admitted to drinking a few White Claws.
Thompson failed several standardized field sobriety tests. A portable breathalyzer test showed a blood alcohol content of 0.175. After refusing a blood draw, a search warrant was obtained to have his blood drawn at IU Bedford Hospital…