A Solsberry man who crashed his truck into a fence this month was charged with five misdemeanors when he went to court last Thursday. A couple of hours after the crash, he allegedly tested at .18 BAC.

Ty A. Deckard, 36, Solsberry, was arrested by Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy David Elmore after Elmore investigated a crash that occurred in eastern Greene County on Saturday night, May 4.

Deputy Elmore was dispatched to the scene on North State Road 43 in the Solsberry area where a white 2001 GMC Sierra pickup truck had crashed down into a ditch and into a fence, damaging the fence, around 9:41 p.m.

When Elmore arrived, Deckard was standing nearby, admitted he was the driver and said he had notified the property owner that he had wrecked into their fence. Elmore reported he noticed an odor of alcohol coming from Deckard and he observed Miller Lite cans lying in the floorboard of the truck.

The deputy had started to conduct standard field sobriety testing on Deckard but when another vehicle arrived on the scene and parked behind the officer, Deckard walked past the deputy toward the vehicle. Deckard was ordered to stay with the deputy but he ignored commands.

Deckard’s father and brother were in the vehicle. Deputy Elmore said they were there to pick Deckard up and when Deckard got to the vehicle, Deckard opened a back passenger door and told his father and brother to get him out of there.

Deputy Elmore physically prevented Deckard from getting into the vehicle. Deckard allegedly said he could walk away and the deputy said he could not and had to stay with him. When Deckard was told to put his hands behind his back, he refused and was taken to the ground. Elmore wrote that Deckard did not cooperate until he was told to stop resisting or risk getting more charges filed against him.

Deckard was not reported to have been injured by the crash or being taken into custody, but Deputy Elmore’s pants were torn at the knee and he sustained multiple scratches and lacerations.

Without any further incidents, Deckard was transported to the sheriff’s department where he allegedly failed field sobriety testing then tested with a .18 blood alcohol concentration when a chemical test was administered at 11:50 p.m. The legal limit is .08.

Deckard was arrested and booked in with bond set at $5,500 surety with ten percent cash allowed. He posted $550 cash, was released the same day and scheduled to appear in court.

During his initial hearing in Greene Superior Court last Thursday morning, May 16, Deckard was charged with:

• Operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person, a Class A misdemeanor,

• Operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a Class C misdemeanor,

• Operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent to .15 or more, a Class A misdemeanor,

• Resisting law enforcement – knowingly or intentionally forcibly resists, a Class A misdemeanor, and

• Criminal mischief, a Class B misdemeanor.