Intoxicated Driver Strikes Utility Pole in Saturday Evening Crash

police-3Marshall County authorities have taken a Plymouth man into custody after he allegedly crashed his car into a utility pole.

The incident occurred Saturday evening just before 9:30 p.m. in the 12-thousand block of 12th Road in Marshall County. Plymouth Fire and EMS were dispatched to the area on a report of a single vehicle accident. That’s where they located both the car and the subsequent damage.

Investigation led Marshall County authorities to identify the driver as 40-year-old Dustin Sauer. According to an incident report, testing revealed that Sauer was allegedly driving in the area while intoxicated.

He was taken into custody and transported to the Marshall County Jail. He is facing preliminary charges of Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated that Endangered a Person.

No injuries were reported in the accident.