(Guthrie Co.) A Des Moines woman was charged for Operating While Intoxicated following an accident in Guthrie County.
The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office says on July 5th, at approximately 2:39 p.m., Deputies were made aware of an accident on York Avenue and 310th Street. The driver, 22-year-old Jessica Grau, told the Deputy that she was going too fast and lost control going north on the curve, rolling the 2012 Chevrolet Cruze. Jessica did not know where she was at and had slurred speech and red, bloodshot, watery eyes. The Deputy could smell a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from Jessica’s breath, and she admitted to recently drinking alcohol. A portable breath test show she had a blood alcohol content of .257.
Jessica was taken to the Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office for further investigation. Another test showed she had a blood alcohol content of .239. Jessica was charged with OWI 1st, Failure to Maintain Control, and Driving While Suspended.
