Missoula Man Drives Drunk With a Woman on the Hood of His Car

Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - On March 29, 2025, Missoula Police Department Officers were dispatched to a report of a man who was trying to drive drunk. While Jane Doe was calling, the driver started to drive with her on the hood of the vehicle. She could be heard on the 911 call begging for the driver to let her off. 

The vehicle stopped on N. Davis and Small Lane. The driver was identified as 22-year-old Isaiah Nordmarken. Jane Doe walked towards the officer and said they were drinking at home with a friend. She said they drank a 12 pack of PBR and that Nordmarken drank another two tall boys. She said their friend left and she fell asleep. 

Doe said she awoke to Nordmarken opening another beer and they started arguing. Nordmarken went outside and she noticed her keys were missing. Nordmarken was in the drivers seat of a car. She told him he could stay in the vehicle, but to give her the keys since she didn’t want him driving drunk. He refused and she called 911 to get assistance.  

She began to walk away, but Nordmarken started the car. She did not want him to get a DUI, so she jumped on the hood of the vehicle. She thought this would stop him, but he decided to drive away. She was screaming at him to stop. She said he was driving at excessive speeds, and she was afraid she would fall off and get seriously hurt.  

She pleaded with him to stop, but he laughed and called her dumb for getting on the hood. She began falling off the hood, and her legs were dangling. He kept driving until he was stopped by police. Then she jumped off. Ultimately, Nordmarken drove 1.1 miles with Doe on the hood.  

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Nordmarken smelled strongly of alcohol and was not wearing shoes. He claimed he wasn’t going fast. According to court documents, he admitted to drinking and said he was not safe to drive.  

He agreed to taking field sobriety tests at was transported to the Missoula County Detention Center. He showed numerous clues of impairment and agreed to taking a breath test. He registered .130 on the first intoxilyzer test and .136 on the second. Nordmarken is currently being charged with felony criminal endangerment and DUI first offense. 

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