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KNOX COUNTY, Ind.–A man from Washington, Indiana was arrested for driving drunk and going the wrong way on a road in Knox County Wednesday night.

State police say they got several 911 calls from people telling them about 30-year-old Alexander Morales Rosa going east in the westbound lanes on U.S. 41. A trooper pulled over Rosa. His vehicle stopped, but then it slowly started to slowly back up. The trooper reached inside the vehicle and put it in park.

Police say they put Rosa through several field sobriety tests, which he failed. Rosa had a blood alcohol content of .21% and never had a valid driver’s license.

Rosa was arrested and taken to the Knox County Jail.

He was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated (class A misdemeanor) and operating a vehicle without ever obtaining a valid driver’s license (class C misdemeanor).