(La Porte County, IN) - After a night of drinking, a Michigan City area man is accused of fleeing police on an all-terrain vehicle.

 

Todd Johnson, 30, is charged with Operating While Intoxicated.

 

According to La Porte County Police, he was traveling on 600 West near 400 North before sunrise on Saturday.

 

All-terrain vehicles are not street legal, though, so the officer activated his siren to try and pull him over, but Johnson kept going, police said.

 

Police said Johnson was being followed by the officer when he finally stopped about a mile down the road.

 

At one point, the officer nearly lost sight of the suspect who responded he could have outrun him but stopped out of respect for the deputy.

 

According to police, Johnson said he was heading home from a friend’s house where he drank 12 beers and a few shots.

 

His alleged blood alcohol level was more than three times the .08-percent legal limit.