COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Coldwater City Police say they believe drunk driving was involved in a moped injury accident early today. A passing motorist called 911 about 2:30 a.m. Friday to report finding a moped in the street on Waterworks Drive with no one around the bike.
The Coldwater Police officer dispatched to the scene said he found blood on the bike and moments later, located a man nearby sitting on a bench at Waterworks Park. According to police, the person admitted to consuming alcohol and crashing the moped.
The 22-year old Coldwater man was given a PBT preliminary blood test and then taken to ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital for a blood draw and treatment of facial injuries.
After being released from the hospital, he was booked at the Branch County Jail on a charge of Operating While Impaired.
No name was released pending arraignment in Branch County District Court.
