About 9:15 Friday night, October 26th, Marshall County Police, Polk Township Fire and Walkerton EMS were dispatched to the 3,000 block of West County Line Road for a single vehicle accident. The call was that a vehicle had crashed into a tree.
Arriving at the scene, officers found the driver, 37 year old Amy N. Boake of Walkerton to be under the influence of alcohol. She was also in possession of marijuana and LSD.
Boake was transported to the Plymouth Hospital and a certified blood test showed her to be over two times the legal limit of alcohol.
Amy Boake was transported to the Marshall County Jail and booked in for Operating a Vehicle with a BAC of .15 or more, operating a vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering, Possession of Cocaine or Narcotic Drug and Possession of Marijuana.
Listeners and readers are reminded that charging information supported by an affidavit of probable cause is merely an allegation that a crime has been committed and that there is only probable cause to believe a crime has been committed. They are presumed innocent throughout the proceedings and are entitled to be represented by counsel and entitled to a trial by jury at which the State is obligated to provide proof beyond a reasonable doubt before a judgment of guilt may be made.
