Drunk driver who flipped car while flipping off Mormon missionaries jailed for one day

A Bainbridge, Indiana, man who flipped his car has been sentenced to one day in prison and ordered to pay $820 in fines and court fees. Greencastle police arrested Benjamin Brewer, 24, on August 18 after he flipped his silver Honda Civic at around 8:40 p.m. in front of Sigma Chi fraternity and Gobin Memorial Church while driving intoxicated over the legal limit.

Scott Brezenski and Myles Anderton, two missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said that the driver crashed while he raised his middle finger towards them as they walked past. The right side of the car hit the kerb then ramped up the support of a telephone pole in front of the Studebaker Memorial Administration Building, launching the car into the air, they said.



The car spun and landed on its top about 20 feet away from the pole in front of Sigma Chi, Brezenski and Anderton said. “We were just walking, and he looked back and flipped us off,” Brezenski said, adding the driver was carrying a cigarette in the hand he used to make the gesture. “Then the car flipped 10 to 12 feet in the air.”

DePauw Public Safety and the Greencastle Police Department were on the scene about five minutes later. Brewer registered a .17 blood alcohol content at the scene. Brewer pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle with a BAC of .15 or more and will have his driver’s licence suspended for 30 days. He must then use a probationary licence for 180 days.