(La Porte County, IN) - La Porte County Police are investigating a possible alcohol-related motor vehicle crash with injuries at U.S 6 and County Line Road near Westville at about 1 a.m. on Saturday.
Police said 45-year-old Larry Daugherty of Westville struck a ditch bank head-on.
Daugherty said he left the road after swerving to avoid an oncoming vehicle in his lane. He and his passenger, 56-year-old John Adams, also of Westville, were taken by ambulance to a hospital, complaining of pain over their entire bodies.
Police said the driver had an odor of alcohol on his breath, and a bottle of beer was recovered from the crash site. Whether charges are filed hinges on the results of a blood alcohol test.
