INDIANAPOLIS -- Police say a woman had a potentially lethal amount of alcohol in her blood Thursday night when she crashed into a truck on the northeast side.
The crash happened shortly before 9:30 p.m. at the New Bridge Apartments near 25th Street and Hillside Avenue.
Police said they arrived on scene to find 32-year-old Tamara Dearman highly intoxicated inside of a vehicle that had crashed through a fence and collided with a truck.
No serious injuries were reported as a result of the crash.
According to the incident report, Dearman registered a BAC of 0.395 on a portable breath test – nearly five times the legal limit.
A blood alcohol level above 0.3 carries a risk of sudden loss of consciousness.
At Dearman’s alleged blood alcohol level, there is a serious risk of coma or even death.
Police took Dearman into custody on a preliminary charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. A search warrant was granted for a blood draw in the case.
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