Former state Rep. Dan Forestal of Indianapolis has died. He was 38.

In a statement, Forestal says the decision to resign is driven by a need to focus on his mental health, something he says is "long overdue."

Democratic Rep. Dan Forestal was jailed Friday on preliminary charges including battery of a public safety official and resisting law enforcement.

Democratic Rep. Dan Forestal faces a low-level felony count of impersonating an officer and misdemeanor charges of resisting arrest and drunken driving.

Forestal plead guilty in November 2007 to operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

State Rep. Dan Forestal (D-Indianapolis) was charged with drunk driving, resisting law enforcement, and impersonation of a public servant, the last being a felony.

The heart of the BMV bill reduces or eliminates 163 fees and cuts the number of ways to register a vehicle from 191 to 23, but that's not what caused the fireworks on the House floor.