Full Notification

On May 2, 2025, at approximately 5 a.m. Gibson County Central Dispatch received multiple reports of a White Chevy pickup traveling on US 41 that was all over the roadway and unable to maintain their lane of travel.  Deputy Levi Sims located a vehicle matching the description given by the callers on Old US HWY 41 just off of US Hwy 41 near Princeton.  At that point Deputy Sims conducted a traffic stop for a moving violation and identified the driver as 26 year old Mario Gomez-Lopez of Princeton.  While speaking with Mr. Lopez Deputy Sims detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage and began a roadside DUI investigation.  At the conclusion of the investigation Mr. Lopez was taken into custody and transported to the Gibson County Jail where he was charged with Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated and Operating a Vehicle without Ever Being Licensed. 
 
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