U.S. 31 crash leads to drunk driving charges

Mark D. Crawford
Mark D. Crawford

Bartholomew County deputies say that a Columbus man was arrested on drunk driving charges after a crash at 1:37 a.m. Sunday on U.S. 31 at Bear Lane.

According to police reports, a southbound vehicle crossed the median into the northbound lanes before crashing into a ditch and striking a stop sign.

The driver, 54-year-old Mark D. Crawford was taken to CRH then to the Bartholomew County Jail.