Lang
4/30/21
Iowa City Police responding to a fight call arrested a man for drunk driving without him even having to leave his driveway.
A large fight was reported at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Taylor Drive just before 10:30 Friday night. One person reported that 32-year-old Donald Joicius, who lives on Taylor Drive, had attempted to back his 1996 Toyota Camry out of his driveway when he hit another car on the property. Arriving officers found Joicius still sitting in the running car in his garage. Police say Joicius then put the car in reverse, backed out of the garage, put the car back in drive, then pulled back into the garage.
Joicius allegedly refused to give officers his name after multiple requests, showed signs of intoxication, acted belligerently, and refused field sobriety and breath testing.
Joicius was arrested and charged with Operating While Intoxicated and Interference with Official Acts.