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OWI for Unconscious Driver at Wrong House

(Wanatah, IN) - A driver parked outside a stranger’s home in Wanatah believed she was in another city before arrested for being highly impaired. Desiree Terpening, 60, is charged with Operating while Intoxicated.

 

According to La Porte County Police, officers were called late Saturday night about a car parked in a man’s driveway. The man reported the driver also appeared to be passed out or sleeping. Upon arrival, police said Terpening of Wanatah failed to wake up when officers opened her door and began raising their voices. Eventually, she did open her eyes.

 

When asked where she was at, police said the woman answered “downtown Valparaiso.”

 

Her alleged blood alcohol level was over four times the legal limit.

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