Truck Driver Arrested for Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated

ISP troopers say the driver had a BAC of nearly three times the legal limit.

Mikhail Popov. Photo provided.

(Seymour, Ind.) - A truck driver from South Carolina was arrested Friday for operating while intoxicated in southeast Indiana.

According to Indiana State Police – Versailles Post, Mikhail Popov had a BAC of nearly three times the legal limit and was driving erratically when he was pulled over along I-65, just north of Seymour.

A breath test determined Popov’s BAC was .225 percent.

He was taken into custody and transported to the Jackson County Jail on charges of OWI with a Prior Conviction (Level 6 Felony), and misdemeanor charges of OWI-Endangerment and Operation with a BAC of .15% or greater.

The Indiana State Police encourages those who witness unsafe and dangerous driving to call 911 to report driving behavior.

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