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OWI at 142 Miles Per Hour

(Gary, IN) - A driver was drunk and traveling well over 100 miles per hour.

 

According to state police, the car was clocked at 142 miles per hour on Interstate 80-94 near Gary.  She was also unsafely changing lanes to pass much slower moving vehicles heading in the same direction.

 

The officer actually caught up to the Indy 500 like driver, who also was just 20 years old.  The woman was taken to the Lake County Jail to sober up and face charges like operating while intoxicated.

 

The Gary woman's blood alcohol level was allegedly .12%. 

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