SCOTTSBURG — A Henryville man was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and other charges after he was stopped for driving 104 mph on I-65.
In the early morning hours Friday, Indiana State Trooper Cameron Collins was sitting stationary on I-65 just north of the Scottsburg exit observing traffic. Shortly after 2 a.m., a southbound car approached at a high rate of speed. Collins “clocked” the vehicle, a red Ford Escape, at 104 mph in a 70-mph zone. After passing Collins, the car moved into the right-hand lane and tailgated a semi-truck dangerously close before taking the Scottsburg exit.
Collins stopped the car on State Road 56 in Scottsburg and identified the driver as Blake C. Provenza, 24, of Henryville. After observing signs of possible impairment, Collins began an OWI investigation. After administering field sobriety tests, a preliminary breath test registered .18%, over twice the legal limit. The investigation also uncovered Provenza was operating in violation of his driving conditions, state police said. Collins then transported Provenza to Scott Memorial Hospital for an official blood draw.
Provenza was transported to the Scott County Jail without further incident on preliminary charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle while intoxicated-endangerment, reckless driving, and violation of driving conditions.
