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Glenwood man arrested for OWI after his car misses a driveway and gets hung-up on a wall

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October 10th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Glenwood, Iowa) – The driver of a 2014 Dodge Challenger was arrested early Saturday morning, following an accident in Glenwood. The Glenwood Police Department reports 54-year-old Charles Decker, of Glenwood, faces a charge of OWI/1st offense, following an accident in the driveway at 609 Coolidge Street, at around 1:55-a.m., Saturday. Authorities say a Police Officer witnessed Decker trying to back in the driveway, but missed the entrance and got hung-up on the curb, with the tires spinning.

The Officer tried to get Decker’s attention, but he was ignored, and the Challenger continued to accelerate before it eventually jumped over the curb and through the yard. The car only stopped when its right rear tire went over a retaining wall on the east side of the property. The report says as the Officer was questioning Decker, he observed the man’s eyes were bloodshot, and the odor of alcohol on Decker’s breath.

A field sobriety test indicated Decker’s Breath Alcohol Content (BrAc) was 0.155%, or nearly twice the legal limit for intoxication. Charles Decker was transported to the Mills County Jail and later posted a $1,000 bond.