Hunter
12/24/20
An Iowa City man was allegedly found to be over three times the legal limit when he was arrested for his first OWI Monday night.
Police say 25-year-old Jordan Pledge of Bay Ridge Drive was driving a Ford Explorer in the 2600 block of Indigo Court and crashed into two parked cars. The officer on scene observed Pledge with bloodshot watery eyes and a strong odor of alcohol.
Pledge reportedly admitted to drinking four beers before driving, and admitted to being intoxicated.
Signs of impairment were noted on field tests, and a PBT showed his blood-alcohol level at .264, over three times the legal limit. Pledge refused Datamaster testing.
He was charged with his first OWI, a serious misdemeanor.