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1/11/20
A crash that tied up traffic on Highway 218 Friday night has led to drunk driving charges against a Tiffin man.
Iowa City Police say 62-year-old Duane Hochstetler of East Street left the road at the southbound entrance to the Highway 218 off-ramp to Highway 1 just before 7:15pm. Hochstetler admitted to sliding into the ditch when trying to get off the highway.
Hochstetler allegedly showed multiple signs of intoxication, smelled of ingested alcohol and admitted to drinking. He failed field sobriety tests and registered a blood alcohol content of .177 on a portable Breathalyzer test. It measured a .150 on a Datamaster.
Hochstetler was arrested and charged with Operating While Intoxicated.