Man charged with DUI following two-car crash in Mon Bijou

A St. Croix man was charged with impaired driving following a two car crash in Mon Bijou early Saturday morning.

John Vidale, 65, was arrested and charged with driving while under the Influence of an Intoxicating liquor and negligent driving causing an auto collision, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

The charges stem from a 1:27 a.m. incident in which patrol officers were dispatched to an auto accident on Midland Road near the Mon Bijou stoplight, according to the VIPD.

Responding officers encountered two vehicles involved in an auto accident, police said.

An investigation into the auto collision was made and it was determined that John Vidale

was at fault. according to the VIPD.

Vidale was administered three Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Test, Walk and Turn, and One Leg Stand Test) at the scene to which he failed all three tests, police said.