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Dubois Woman Arrested After After Crashing Into Utility Pole

Last updated on Tuesday, November 4, 2014

(DUBOIS CO.) - A Dubois County woman is in jail after a crash that broke a utility pole and downed phone lines.

The sheriff's office says 39-year-old Melissa Contreras-Castillo was arrested early Sunday morning.

Deputies say she hit a utility pole at the intersection of Jasper Dubois Road and State Road 545 causing the downed lines.

Castillo wasn't hurt, but deputies say she became ill after field sobriety tests and was taken to the hospital.

She's facing several charges including OWI, leaving the scene of an accident and criminal recklessness.

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