My daughter was arrested last night for OWI. Apparently, she was involved in a property damage accident, and when the police arrived, they naturally discovered she had been drinking, which, obviously, she was. I can understand them arresting her for operating while under the influence, and I would think they would have charged her for causing the property damage, but they didn't do that- instead, they charged her as follows: Count 1- OWI- with prior, Count 2- OWI- testing point 1.5 or above (??) and Count 3- Just plain OWI.
This just doesn't make sense to me. Can someone please explain how this is legal in the state of Indiana? Or anywhere else? How can you legally be charged with more than one count of operating while under the influence for only one incident?
2007-08-09
08:31:31
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