An Indianapolis semi driver has been arrested on drunk driving charges after being involved in an accident with another semi truck that shut down I-70 West in Putnam County Thursday morning. 

The Indiana State Police and others responded to the call, and an investigation by ISP Master Trooper Bill Bradbury revealed that Benjamin Polk, 32, Indianapolis, was driving a 2021 Freightliner westbound on I-70 when he was attempting to pass another semi driven by Jean Caden, 37, State College, Pennsylvania. While attempting to make the pass, Polk's semi made contact with the rear of Cadet's semi, sideswiping it. Polk overcorrected, causing his semi to tip, while Cadet applied his brakes. Polk's overturned semi would continue to slide down the interstate before coming to a rest directly in front of Cadet's stopped semi. Polk was able to climb out of the cab of his semi and attempted to flee the accident scene. Officers observed Polk running away and were able to apprehend him until troopers arrived. 

Bradberry spoke with Polk and detected signs of intoxication. Polk refused to submit to field sobriety tests and a certified chemical test, but did complain of pain, causing him to be transported to Putnam County Hospital. Once cleared, he was transported to the Putnam County Jail, where he was booked on charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, a Class A misdemeanor, and Operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person, a Class C misdemeanor.