A traffic stop for speeding on Sept. 8 resulted in a summons to appear in Greene Superior Court on an operating a vehicle while intoxicated charge for a 22-year-old Bloomfield man.

While patrolling State Road 157 in Worthington, Caleb Ray, an officer with the Worthington Police Department, initiated a traffic stop after a passenger car appeared to be traveling faster than normal traffic flow. According to the probable cause affidavit prepared by Ray, his radar indicated the vehicle – driven by Austin Pegg – was traveling 68 MPH in a 55 MPH zone.

Worthington Police Officer Chandler Willard approached the vehicle, a blue Honda passenger car, and advised Pegg of the reason for the stop. While speaking with Pegg, according to the probable cause affidavit, Officer Willard indicated an odor of alcohol coming from the vehicle. Officer Willard asked Officer Ray to speak with Pegg as he believed he was intoxicated. When approaching the vehicle, Officer Ray wrote he detected a strong odor of alcohol coming from the vehicle.

Worthington Police Chief Jacob Gambill arrived on the scene and spoke with Pegg. Chief Gambill asked Pegg if he’d had anything to drink and Pegg alleged he’d consumed one beer while watching a football game at home. While speaking with him, according to the probable cause affidavit, Gambill noticed his speech slurred, his eyes red and glassy, and his balance unsteady. When asked if he believed he was too intoxicated to drive, Pegg alleged he probably had too much to drink.

Pegg consented to a field sobriety test as well as a blood draw. He was transported to the Greene County Sheriff’s Department where Deputy Caleb Sipes conducted the test. According to the probable cause affidavit, Pegg failed the standardized field sobriety test. He also consented to a blood draw, results pending.

A summons to appear in Greene Superior Court was issued on Sept. 25. Pegg has been summoned to appear in court on Nov. 2.