(La Porte County, IN) - A driver was allegedly so impaired, what should have been a short drive home ended in being found face down in someone’s back yard after venturing across a cornfield.

 

La Porte County Police say 39-year-old Dawn Hess may have had some cocaine to go with her extreme alcohol buzz. Before sunrise on Monday, officers were called to a residence in the area of Severs Road and Fail Road, where Hess was on the ground behind a home and her car was heavily damaged.

 

Per the authorities, she was tending bar at Mickey’s and later left to drive home just down the street. However, her ride turn out awfully bumpy.

 

She drove completely across a corn field, losing her front bumper along the way, and wound up striking a mail box and road sign before coming to rest in a backyard.

 

Hess was taken by ambulance for minor injuries, but required a wheelchair to get her inside a hospital due to being unable to walk as a result of her alleged condition.

 

Her blood alcohol level was .29-percent or nearly four times the legal limit. She was also allegedly found with multiple bags of cocaine.

 

Hess was later booked into the La Porte County Jail on charges of OWI and Leaving the Scene of a Crash. She could face additional charges for the alleged possession of cocaine.