18 Year Old Arrested After Automobile Accident

Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith reports the December 1st arrest of a Carmel man for Driving While Intoxicated in the Town of Patterson.

According to the Sheriff’s Department, at approximately 7 pm on December 1st, Sheriff’s Department Dispatchers received a call from a resident on Highview Drive in Patterson reporting a car had crashed into the woods at the intersection of Highview Drive and Bullet Hole Road. Sergeant Lee M. Stabe was dispatched to the scene, and upon arrival found the driver, Mr. Matthew K. Bilik, aged 18, of Carmel, injured behind the wheel.

Investigation into the accident determined Mr. Bilik was traveling on Highview Drive when he failed to heed a stop sign at the intersection at Bullet Hole Road. Mr. Bilik’s vehicle traveled across Bullet Hole Road, striking a telephone pole lying on the shoulder of the road, and crashed into the woods. Upon further investigation, Sergeant Stabe determined Mr. Bilik was driving under the influence of alcohol.

Mr. Bilik was placed under arrest and taken into custody. Mr. Bilik was transported by Patterson Ambulance to Putnam Hospital Center to be treated for lacerations he received as a result of the accident. Mr. Bilik was released pending a December 16 court date in the Town of Patterson Justice Court