WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA, Ind. — An Indianapolis man is accused of being under the influence when he wrecked his car in Wayne County with his children in the car.
Indiana State Police were called to I-70 near Cambridge City to investigate a crash. The trooper said he arrived to find a black car that had driven off the highway and ended up against a tree line.
Troopers said Eric Goodnight-Bey, 27, was driving at the time of the crash. Good Samaritans helped his 6-year-old girl and 5-year-old boy and will be OK.
The trooper said he could smell alcohol as Goodnight-Bey was talking and found a bag of white powder believed to be cocaine in the car. Goodnight-Bey was found to be driving on a suspended driver's license and has an arrest warrant out of Hamilton County, Indiana.
Goodnight-Bey is being held in the Wayne County Jail on the following charges:
- Operating While Intoxicated – Prior, Level 6 Felony
- Operating While Intoxicated With Passengers Less Than 18, Level 6 Felony
- Possession of Controlled Substance, Level 6 Felony
- Driving While Suspended-Prior, Level A Misdemeanor