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Driver Cuffed After Waking Up

(La Porte, IN) - A driver sleeping in a car with the engine running in downtown La Porte was not dreaming when she found herself wearing handcuffs. Haley Binversie, 28, of La Porte is charged with Possession of Methamphetamine and Operating while Intoxicated.

 

According to court documents, it was close to midnight on April 8th when police were called to the area of Jefferson and Jackson Streets. Officers found her slumped over the wheel of a stopped but still running vehicle.

 

Binversie did not wake up after police announced their presence and began knocking on the window. She didn’t open her eyes until her car, now rolling backwards, struck an SUV parked behind her.

 

Binversie, who had not consumed any alcohol, exhibited signs of impairment. She was also charged with Possession of Paraphernalia.

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