Full Notification

On October 1, 2025, at 12:14 p.m. Gibson County Central Dispatch received a report of a person being involved in a motor vehicle accident in the 13500 block of East 75 North of rural Oakland City.  Emergency Service Personnel were dispatched to the scene and upon arriving they located the driver 27-year-old Nicholas Lee of Winslow.  While speaking with Mr. Lee Deputy Quinten Might detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from the driver and began a roadside DUI investigation.  At the conclusion of the investigation Mr. Lee was transported to Deaconess Gibson for medical clearance and then to the Gibson County Detention Center where he was charged with Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated and Leaving the Scene of an Accident.
 
The Silver 2016 Nissan Altima that Mr. Lee was driving was towed by an area wrecker from the scene. 
 
Deputies Bart Wagner and Michael Owens assisted Deputy Might in his investigation.  Oakland City Police Chief Tim Gaines also assisted in this incident.
 
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.