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Alcohol Related Charges in Crash

(La Porte County, IN) - A large tree was completely knocked over by a suspected drunk driver near Westville. Linda McCarty, 67, was not injured, according to La Porte County Police.

 

McCarty was arrested, though, after allegedly refusing a blood alcohol test. Police said the investigation shows she was heading back from the lakefront in Michigan City when she failed to see a curve in the road. Her car hit a mailbox, knocked over a large tree, and came to rest against another tree.

 

Police said she was stumbling around when offered a blood alcohol test.

 

The accident occurred early Saturday in the 700 block of N. Wozniak Road.

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