Speeding driver on U.S. 40 arrested by ISP for DUI refusal

Monday, February 23, 2015

MT.MERIDIAN -- Sunday at about 4:50 p.m., Indiana State Police Trooper Jonathan Cumbie stopped a 1999 GMC SUV on eastbound U.S. 40 near County Road 1000 East for 74 mph in a 55-mph zone

When the SUV was stopped, the driver was identified as Tyler J. Cochran, 25, of Indianapolis.

During conversation with Cochran, Trooper Cumbie noticed what appeared to be the smell of marijuana coming from the vehicle and Cochran displayed visible signs of impairment.

Cochran refused several verbal commands from Trooper Cumbie before, during and after the vehicle search, which yielded a small black container with less than two grams of a substance that field tested positive for THC (tetrahydrocannabinol).

THC is the main mind-altering ingredient found in the cannabis plant.

Cochran refused to take a chemical test for intoxication and was incarcerated in the Putnam County Jail on charges of possession of hashish, resisting law enforcement and operating vehicle while intoxicated with prior conviction/refusal.

Assisting at the scene was ISP Trooper Yan Dravigne.

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Any medicine is "mind altering". Beer, wine, etc are mind altering as well.

-- Posted by donantonioelsabio on Mon, Feb 23, 2015, at 12:26 PM

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