Marion, IN – An Indiana State Police vehicle was struck Tuesday night while assisting with an abandoned vehicle in Marion, resulting in one man’s arrest.
Trooper Brock Green had positioned his patrol car near Pennsylvania Avenue and Lincoln Boulevard around 9 p.m., with emergency lights on to alert oncoming drivers. While he monitored the scene, his vehicle was hit by a 2000 Mercury Sable driven by Charles E. Marks, 75, of Gas City. According to Indiana State Police, Trooper Green was inside his car at the time but was unharmed.
Authorities say Trooper Green spoke with Marks after the collision and detected signs of alcohol impairment. Further investigation revealed that Marks was also in possession of marijuana. Marks was transported to a hospital for a medical assessment before being booked into Grant County Jail.
Marks faces preliminary charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a felony, and marijuana possession, a misdemeanor. Local authorities from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office and Marion Police Department assisted at the scene.
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