(La Porte, IN) - Alleged vaping of marijuana led to a driver being arrested for being impaired in downtown La Porte.

 

Joshua Dejaegher, 37, is charged in La Porte Circuit Court with operating while intoxicated, driving on a suspended license, and possession of marijuana.

 

According to court documents, an officer traveling behind Dejaegher Monday night saw the La Porte man nearly sideswipe a vehicle on Lincolnway near Madison Street.

 

During a traffic stop, a portable breathalyzer test revealed he had no alcohol in his bloodstream. However, police said his symptoms of impairment included slurred speech and glassy, bloodshot eyes. Dejaegher admitted that he “took a hit off a vape.”

 

Police said a vape was found in the pocket of his sweatshirt and it contained a yellow liquid later testing positive for marijuana.

 

According to court records, Dejaegher has a prior OWI conviction from 2016.