(La Porte County, IN) - A La Porte area man was arrested early today following a single vehicle crash.

 

Ron Francis, 50, is charged with Class A Misdemeanor Operating while Intoxicated.

 

About 2:30 a.m., La Porte County Police responded to the area of U.S. 35 and 400 West and found a 2011 Chevy Malibu in a water-filled ditch after striking a tree, police said.

 

Police said Francis left on foot and was about a half mile away from the crash site when discovered walking in extremely wet clothing in the 4500 block of Schultz Road.  

 

He was taken in a patrol vehicle to Northwest Health where a blood sample was drawn and tested. The test results showed an alleged blood alcohol level more than three times the legal limit.

 

Francis was being held on $600 bond.  He could face an up to one-year jail sentence.