INDIANAPOLIS — A truck driver has been formally charged after causing damage to numerous vehicles and properties in a northwest side neighborhood last week.
It was a wild morning for some residents in the Normany Farms neighborhood, in the area of 7800 N Marsh Rd.
A Mountain Glacier truck driver, believed to be under the influence, drove his truck into a USPS van, multiple mailboxes and other vehicles.
When police caught up to the truck driver, he then led police on a pursuit which eventually ended near the I-465 and I-65 interchange on the northwest side of the city.
The driver was later identified as Christopher Pascual-Serrato. According to court documents, police noticed the smell of marijuana coming from his vehicle and said that he appeared to falling asleep when speaking to officers.
Police searched the vehicle and court documents revealed they found a small blue bag with a leafy substance, believed to be marijuana and a grind device.
Pascual-Serrato was taken to Eskenazi Hospital for a certified blood draw.
While at the hospital, police learned Pascual-Serrato had struck the following items at the following locations:
- Mailbox: 6532 Shorburgh Drive
- 2021 Honda Accord: 6532 Shorburgh Drive
- Mailbox: 6535 Sauterne Dr
- 2013 Dodge Journey: 6535 Sauterne Drive
- 2023 Knapheide Mail Truck: 6635 Sauterne Dr
- Mailbox: 6635 Sauterne Dr.
- Lightpole: 6750 Perrier Ct.
The mail delivery driver, Dalton Johnson III was also transported to the hospital, due to a complaint of a pain in the hip, shoulder and high blood pressure.
Pascual-Serrato was placed under arrest for OVWI, Leaving the Scene of a Crash, and Resisting Law Enforcement/Vehicle.
Police learned Pascual-Serrato had a prior conviction of Dealing a Controlled Substance and Possession of Marijuana.
