Danny E. Mccarty v. State of Indiana

── Danny E. Mccarty v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01997 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2026 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Pulaski Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On the night of January 6, 2024, the weather was cold and snowy in Pulaski County. McCarty and his brother Charles drove in McCarty’s vehicle to a nearby bar, where McCarty had several drinks. Later, at approximately 5:00 a.m., a snowplow driver was driving through a residential neighborhood when he observed McCarty’s crashed vehicle in the front yard of John Simmermaker’s house. The vehicle appeared to have been driven off the road and through a wrought iron fence and was only a few feet from the house.