Fast-food dispute leads to drunk-driving arrest

Luis Mata. Photo courtesy of Columbus Police Department.
Luis Mata. Photo courtesy of Columbus Police Department.

An Indianapolis man is facing drunk driving charges after allegedly causing a ruckus at a fast-food restaurant in downtown Columbus early Saturday morning.

A driver came to the Third Street restaurant drive-through just before 2 a.m. and began honking his horn and then beating on the restaurant’s doors in a dispute over his order, says Lt. Matt Harris, spokesman for the Columbus Police Department. When officers arrived, they found 20-year-old Luis C. Mata, who smelled of alcohol and had glassy, bloodshot eyes.

His blood-alcohol level was .208 percent, more than twice the legal limit. He was arrested on preliminary charges of illegal consumption and operating a vehicle with a blood-alcohol content of  .15 percent or greater.