Troopers in Pike County keep busy with four arrests

PIKE CO. – Friday night and early Saturday morning, Indiana State Police arrested three motorists for driving while intoxicated and one female for public intoxication.

Friday night, September 5, at approximately 9:01 p.m., Trooper Jack Fischer stopped a vehicle on North County Road 200 East near Petersburg for not having taillights. The driver was identified as Cathi Myers, 75, of Petersburg. The driver displayed signs of impairment and failed field sobriety tests. Myers was arrested for driving while intoxicated with a prior conviction, a Level 6 felony. She was taken to the Pike County Jail.

Friday night, September 5, at approximately 9:02 p.m., Trooper Sturm was dispatched to the area of I-69 between the 50-54 mile-marker reference to a female walking into traffic. Moments later, Trooper Sturm located Madison Wilder, 25, of Evansville. She was highly intoxicated. Wilder was arrested for public intoxication, a Class B misdemeanor, and taken to the Pike County Jail.

Friday night, September 5, at approximately 11:50 p.m., Trooper Sturm stopped the driver of a 2017 Polaris side-by-side on County Road 400 South for speeding. The driver was identified as Timothy Moore, 39, of Winslow. Moore displayed signs of impairment and failed field sobriety tests. Moore was arrested for driving while intoxicated, a Class C misdemeanor, and taken to the Pike County Jail.

Saturday morning, September 6, at approximately 2:12 a.m., Trooper Gage Cummings stopped Joshua Miller, 45, of Carmi, IL, for driving 88 mph on I-69 near the 47-mile marker. Trooper Cummings detected the odor of burnt cannabis inside the vehicle. Miller displayed signs of impairment and failed field sobriety tests.  Miller was arrested for driving while intoxicated, a Class C misdemeanor.