Derrick Dircks, 34, seriously injured and Lake County Indiana Sheriff's Department officer Guy Mikulich, 37, accused of drunk driving after collision on Oak Street in Gary, Indiana
Police: Drunken Driving, In-Uniform Officer Hit and Severely Injured Frankfort Man
Sixteen-year Lake County Indiana Sheriff's Department officer Guy Mikulich, 37, reportedly registered a blood-alcohol content of 0.15 after committing the hit-and-run accident that injured Derrick Dircks, 34, of Frankfort, reported The Times of Northwest Indiana.
A Lake County, Indiana, sheriff's deputy faces 14 charges including driving while intoxicated after a hit-and-run crash in Gary left an Illinois man hospitalized
Indiana State Police said Tuesday that Lt. Guy Mikulich faces four felony charges and 10 misdemeanors stemming from the Sunday afternoon crash.
Gary cop: Lieutenant charged in hit-and-run crash admitted he was drunk
Guy John Mikulich, 37, of Merrillville, who is free on $3,000 cash bond, appeared in court wearing a gray dress shirt, gray dress pants and dark-colored tie, as the charges against him – four felonies and nine misdemeanors – were read. His mother and sister accompanied him.
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