Capsule Reports - Saturday, July 15, 2023

Drunk accident

A Fort Recovery man was arrested Thursday for drunk driving after he allegedly hit a farm trailer and left the scene about 5:10 p.m. Thursday.

Luke J. Bihn, 32, Fort Recovery, Ohio, was driving a 2012 Ford F-250 east on county road 400 South when he struck the back of a trailer attached to the 2011 Agco Adam M. Osterhold, 32, was driving.

According to an accident report from Jay County Sheriff’s Office, tire marks on the road showed Bihn’s vehicle went left of center before striking the trailer. Bihn attempted to talk with the trailer’s owner before fleeing the scene, the report says.

He was found and given a blood alcohol test with results pending. Bihn was arrested for leaving the scene of an accident, a Class B misdemeanor, and operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a Class A misdemeanor. He’s being held on a $1,500 bond in Jay County Jail.

Damage is estimated between $10,000 and $25,000. The Ford — it’s registered to Ryan E. Jacobs of Union City — was towed.