An Independence man faces multiple charges after authorities alleged he was driving under the influence of marijuana while speeding through Gallatin with a child in the vehicle.
Court records filed in Daviess County Circuit Court show Courtney Michael Eaton, of Independence, has been charged with felony persistent driving while intoxicated, second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, and speeding.
According to the probable cause statement, Daviess County Sheriff’s Deputy Anthony May reported observing a 2020 Jeep traveling west on Highway 6 at Main Street in Gallatin at what was described as a high rate of speed at approximately 6:10 p.m., May 23. Using handheld radar, the deputy recorded the vehicle traveling 70 miles per hour in a posted 45-mile-per-hour zone…