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Alcohol Related Crash

(La Porte County, IN) - Police say a man who overturned his vehicle between La Porte and Westville is facing charges. 31-year-old John Porras was arrested for OWI.

 

According to La Porte County Police, the accident occurred early Friday at State Road 2 and 100 South. A passerby stopped to check on the driver, who gathered some belongings and left the scene. Officers later found the suspected driver, who was bleeding from his hands and complaining of pain in his neck, back, and shoulder.

 

The Hamlet area man had an alleged blood alcohol level close to two times the legal limit.

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