Jasper Man Arrested for Driving Under the Influence

Jasper - A Jasper man was arrested Friday night for driving while at two-and-a-half times the legal alcohol limit.

On Friday, prior to 6:00 p.m., the Jasper Police Department was dispatched to Autozone in reference to a male subject who appeared to be intoxicated in a damaged vehicle.

Officers observed the vehicle driving on the rim and contact with the subject was made at Huck’s on Hoffman Road.

Kyle Peckinpaugh, 25, of Jasper, was transported to Memorial Hospital in reference to a blood alcohol test where subject tested .204.

Peckinpaugh was charged with OWI and lodged into the Dubois County Security Center.