Dale Man Arrested For Allegedly Driving Drunk and High With Two Small Kids in the Car

From Local Sources 

HUNTINGBURG -- A Dale man was arrested Friday in Huntingburg after police say he drove intoxicated on a controlled substance with two small children in the car.

Police got the call about an impaired driver near WITZ Road around 2 p.m. Friday.

Police say Kenneth Edwards of Dale smelled of alcohol.  He was arrested and taken to Memorial Hospital where his blood alcohol level was .223.  He also tested positive for opiates.

He was medically cleared and transported to the Dubois County Security Center.

Edwards is charged with OWI with a prior, OWI with a minor passenger, that’s a felony, and OWI on a controlled substance.