A Columbus man was arrested early Friday morning. Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department responded to a vehicle crash in the 8000 block of S SR58. When officers arrived they found a heavily damaged pick-up truck and identified the driver as Jacob Meredith, 22, of Columbus.
During the investigation officers found that Meredith had driven off the road into a ditch, broke an electrical pole, and the crashed into a house. No one was inside the house and there were no other occupants inside the vehicle. Meredith was arrested on charges of driving under the influence and taken to Bartholomew County Jail.