ISP: Driver more than 2.5 legal alcohol limit crashes into another car

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Indiana State Police say a drunk driver was involved in a crash Saturday night.

They say it happened around 7:40 p.m. on Lodge Avenue, just east of Covert.

Troopers say 31-year-old Rosario Luis rear-ended another car, and when officers walked up to him, they could smell alcohol.

They say Luis could not speak English, but a cousin of his arrived at the scene and was able to act as a translator.

Troopers say Luis failed filed sobriety tests, and had a BAC of .202.

They say beer cans were found in his car, and he did not have driver’s license.

Luis was taken to the hospital and then to jail.

The crash report shows the car Luis hit was pushed into a third car. It shows none of the drivers were hurt.

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