EVANSVILLE, Ind. — An Evansville man is behind bars after he allegedly hit a fire hydrant while driving drunk before kicking an officer following his arrest.

According to a public police report from the Evansville Police Department , around 10:35 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 19, officers were called to the intersection of Kentucky and Joan avenues after receiving reports that a driver had hit a fire hydrant.

The police report says the driver, identified as a 24-year-old man, had hit a fire hydrant near Joan Court and Joan Avenue before driving with the hydrant still under his car to Kentucky Avenue.

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When officers found the suspect's vehicle, police say the suspect was passed out in the driver's se

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