LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A southern Indiana man was arrested overnight following a crash that killed his passenger on Sunday.
Wimpy L. Myers, 45, is being charged with murder, criminal mischief, and operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol.
Matthew Sanders, a spokesman for Louisville Metro Police, said officers responded to the intersection of Breckenridge Lane and Redding Road on a single vehicle crash just before 5:15 p.m. on Sunday.
According to the citation, Myers was driving a Dodge Challenger and was going fast in the northbound lanes, then for an unknown reason, lost control and crossed over into the opposite lanes and crashed into a utility pole and a tree.
Myers' passenger was thrown from the vehicle and later died at University Hospital.
Police arrested Myers at University Hospital. According to the arrest report, his blood alcohol level was .221, almost three times the legal limit.
The name of the passenger has not been released.
Myers is expected in court Monday morning.
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