A Bremen man was arrested Monday, May 22 after the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department was notified of a possible impaired driver.
Police say the call came into the Marshall County Dispatch Center just before 4 p.m. ET where the caller said a driver almost hit a school bus and then hit a mailbox and left the area.
The driver was located in the area of Miami Trail north of U.S. 6 and identified as 33-year-old James Rimel. An investigation reportedly found that Rimel had been drinking at the time of the incident. Police say he failed field sobriety tests and his blood alcohol content was allegedly three times the legal limit.
Rimel was arrested and taken to the Marshall County Jail where he was booked on preliminary charges of operating while intoxicated, and leaving the scene of a property damage accident.
The Marshall County Prosecutor’s Office will determine formal charges.
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department was assisted by the Bremen Police Department.
Suspects are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
