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OWI on Railroad Tracks

(Porter County, IN) - A woman is charged with Operating While Intoxicated after driving on railroad tracks.

 

According to Porter County Police, the woman told investigators she was driving home after having a few glasses of wine Friday at a Michigan City restaurant when three of her tires became flat. 

 

Police said the woman was near The Pines when she ventured onto some railroad tracks. However, according to police, the woman said she did not remember driving on the rails.

 

Renae Porphir, 38, of Benton Harbor, Michigan, had an alleged blood alcohol level close to four times the legal limit.

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