Man charged with DUI after hitting Ketchikan welcome arch

A 24-year-old Ketchikan man was charged with drunken driving after allegedly driving into the Welcome Arch on Mission Street downtown late Wednesday.

Officers received a report about midnight of a vehicle hitting the Ketchikan Welcome Arch, according to the Ketchikan Police Department.

Police contacted the driver, who appeared intoxicated but refused to submit to field sobriety tests and refused to provide a breath sample.

The man was charged with driving under the influence and refusal to submit to a chemical test.

He was taken to the jail where he was processed and then released on his own recognizance.

KRBD - Ketchikan

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