BEDFORD – A man from Osceola, Indiana, was arrested and charged with multiple counts of operating a vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) after allegedly rear-ending a car and then driving erratically away from the accident scene on September 19.

Bedford Police Department Officer Stuart Ratcliff responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of 5th Street and Lincoln Avenue at 8:33 p.m.. The officer observed a dark blue Ford Escape, driven by Eli J. Gaffron, 24, of Osceola, that had rear-ended a white Buick Verano.

Gaffron told the officer he was traveling west on 5th Street when the vehicle in front of him braked for a red light, and he was too tired from working and caretaking all day to stop in time.

After both drivers were initially released from the scene, Officer Ratcliff observe

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