A Quitman man was arrested for DWI Wednesday after he was in allegedly involved in a single vehicle crash on Madden Road.
When Lincoln Parish deputies arrived, Jody Dwain Anderson, 57, was in a GMC truck attempting to remove it from the tree line where he had apparently crashed. Responding deputies saw that Anderson’s eyes were glassy and bloodshot and his speech was mostly incoherent. A deputy noted in his report that he could smell a strong odor of alcoholic beverage coming from Anderson who was unable to stand on his own.
Anderson said he was not hurt in the crash which occurred he said when he tried to avoid striking a deer.
Emergency medical personnel from the Ruston Fire Department came to the scene but Anderson denied needing to go to the hospital
Anderson initially said he had not consumed alcohol, but had only smoked some marijuana prior to driving. Later, according to the deputies report, Anderson admitting to drinking vodka before the crash.
A blood sample was taken from Anderson at the Northern Louisiana Medical Center. He was then taken to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center and booked for DWI and careless operation of a vehicle.
Anderson’s bail was set at $1,500.
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