Illinois man, 31, is arrested for drunk driving after he ‘crashed his car into a ditch at 100mph then climbed out with a beer in his hand’
- Witnessed said David Alexander Axnix, 31, of Rock Island, Illinois, was driving over 100mph before wrecking his vehicle around 1am Sunday
- A deputy’s report said Axnix sideswiped a tractor trailer before crashing into a ditch near mile marker 89 on US 218 in Iowa City, Iowa
- Bystanders told deputies Axnix was walking ‘dangerously close to southbound traffic’ after climbing out of the car and the ditch with a beer in his hand
- He was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence before being released from Johnson County Jail
David Alexander Axnix, 31, of Rock Island, Illinois, was arrested and charged with operating a vehicle while under the influence in Iowa City, Iowa early Sunday morning
An Illinois man was arrested for drunk driving early Sunday morning after authorities said he wrecked his car on a highway in Iowa before climbing out of the totaled vehicle with a beer in his hand.
David Alexander Axnix, 31, of Rock Island, Illinois, was arrested and charged with operating a vehicle while under the influence after the incident, according to the Iowa City Press-Citizen.
A Johnson County Sheriff deputy said the potentially deadly collision occurred around 1am Sunday near mile marker 89 on US 219 in Iowa City, Iowa.
Witnesses told investigators they saw Axnix driving 100mph on the highway, sideswiping a semi-truck and forcing other cars off the road before crashing into a ditch.
The allegedly intoxicated Axnix somehow managed to climb out of the crash with a beer still in his hand, according to a deputy’s report obtained by the Press-Citizen, which said the 31-year-old was walking ‘dangerously close to southbound traffic’ after the crash.
A Johnson County Sheriff deputy said the potentially deadly collision occurred around 1am Sunday near mile marker 89 on US 219 in Iowa City, Iowa
Axnix denied driving the totaled car, but confessed to ‘having beer and hots with his lunch,’ the deputy’s report indicated.
He was taken to county jail before being released for what officials say is his first OWI offense.