JPD makes reckless driving arrest

ON 9/29/2024, THE JASPER POLICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A RECKLESS DRIVING COMPLAINT IN REFERENCE TO A VEHICLE MAKING BAD PASSES AND SPEEDING. OFFICERS LATER MADE VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE SUSPECT VEHICLE ON SOUTH NEWTON TRAVELING 88 MPH IN A 35 MPH ZONE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE DRIVER WAS IDENTIFIED AS ANDERSON AVELAR. WHILE OFFICERS WERE OUT WITH AVELAR, HE WAS OBSERVED TO SHOW SIGNS OF IMPAIRMENT. A CHEMICAL TEST INDICATED THE PRESENCE OF CANNABINOIDS AND A BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT OF .223% BAC. AVELAR WAS LODGE IN THE DUBOIS COUNTY SECURITY CENTER WHERE HE WAS HOUSED FOR OWI OVER .15, OWI ENDANGERMENT, RECKLESS DRIVING, CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS, AND MINOR CONSUMPTION. THE JASPER POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS ASSISTED BY DEPUTIES WITH THE DUBOIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.