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MAN JAILED FOR ALLEGEDLY DRIVING AT .257 WITH CHILD IN VEHICLE

(Richmond, IN)--Police on Tuesday night were able to stop and arrest a man who was allegedly driving down Chester Boulevard in Richmond at more than three times the legal limit and with a child in the car.  Witnesses said that 29-year-old Luke Philpot nearly hit multiple vehicles before he was stopped.  Scanner traffic indicated his blood alcohol content was .257.  Philpot is charged with felonies that include neglect of a dependent and OWI with a passenger under 18.