BOZEMAN — An alleged drunk driver slid off the road and struck a crew of telephone pole workers around 12 a.m. on Jan. 23.
Court documents say the man was driving his Toyota Tundra eastbound on Alaska Road when icy conditions caused him to lose control of the vehicle in front of Yellowstone Harley Davidson.
The man reportedly slid off the roadway, colliding with crews that were working on a telephone line, knocking one of the workers into a hole in the ground. The current condition of that worker is unknown.
The Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) says two of the workers were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
According to court documents, the man attempted to remove his vehicle from the scene until MHP stopped him. MHP gave him a breath test that allegedly showed his blood alcohol content to be .032.
He reportedly smelled of consumed alcohol and demonstrated signs of impairment during standard field sobriety tests. MHP tells MTN News other drugs are suspected to be involved.
Court documents say the man consented to a blood test and was taken to the hospital for the blood draw.
He was then taken into custody and charged with felony DUI 4th. He appeared in Gallatin County Justice Court Friday morning where his bail was set at $5,000.
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