(La Porte County, IN) - He wrecked his vehicle apparently while drinking vodka and was nowhere staying between the travel lanes. That’s what police are saying in the case against James Mullins.

The 44-year-old Mullins is charged with Operating while Intoxicated and Driving with a lifetime ban on his license.

La Porte County Police at about 4 p.m. on February 21st were called by a woman reporting she was being tailgated by a Jeep also crossing the center line on Indiana 2 near 700 West. A short time later, a responding officer observed his Jeep veer from one side of the road to the other and pulled him over U.S 421 in Westville. 

His Jeep had a flat tire with a piece of wood lodged in the rim and the rear bumper was torn away from the frame on the driver’s side. According to police, it appears he was drinking vodka judging by a bottle without the cap on underneath the driver’s seat.

The Hobart man had an alleged blood alcohol level of more than three times the legal limit.  

He could face an up to six-year sentence on the most serious of the two counts.