Friday morning at approximately 9:30 a.m., Plymouth police officers were made aware of a possible impaired driver traveling eastbound on Hoham Drive.
Officer Allen located the vehicle traveling southbound on Western Avenue and observed it driving into the right shoulder and across the center lane multiple times, failing to maintain its lane.
Officer Allen conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle at Western Avenue and North Street. The driver of the vehicle, 51-year-old Eric Reid of East Plum Street in Argos, was found to be operating the vehicle while intoxicated.
Reid was found to be operating with a blood alcohol content of .360, more than four times the legal limit. He was transported to the Marshall County Jail, where he was booked and lodged.
Reid is charged with operating while intoxicated with a prior conviction and operating with a BAC of .15% or greater.
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