Hunter
11/27/23
A Solon man faces OWI charges after Iowa City police saw him ramming a gate arm at a downtown parking ramp.
According to the arrest report, 22-year-old Drake Patterson of Summit Drive was observed leaving the Capitol Street parking ramp at around 12:40 am Monday. He was allegedly seen ramming the gate arm to exit the structure and was stopped by officers.
Patterson reportedly had bloodshot watery eyes, slurred speech, loss of balance, and smelled of ingested alcohol. He allegedly admitted to drinking earlier in the night. Multiple signs of impairment were observed during field testing, and a PBT showed his BAC at .227 percent. A subsequent Datamaster test resulted in a BAC of .211 percent.
Patterson was charged with first offense OWI, a serious misdemeanor.