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Passenger in drunk driving accident suffers broken neck

Updated: Saturday, 15 Sep 2012, 5:06 PM EDT
Published : Saturday, 15 Sep 2012, 10:04 AM EDT

WHITELY COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - The Indiana State Police are investigating a car accident early Saturday morning that left a man with a broken neck.

Police said at around 3:25 a.m., Susan Janes, 45, was going north on Willow Avenue, near the Shriner Lake area. Janes' car went off the right side of the road and over a curb before colliding with a parked car in a private yard.

Janes' passenger, Michael Grim, 47, suffered a broken neck during the crash. He was taken to a local hospital.

Authorities said Janes' preliminary blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit.

She was arrested for operating while intoxicated and was taken to the Whitley County Jail.

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