(La Porte County, IN) - A La Porte County man, after boating, was soon arrested for being highly impaired after nearly striking a police vehicle.

 

Jeffrey Clougher, 58, had an alleged blood alcohol level of .348 percent, which is more than four times the legal limit.

 

A patrol officer, late in the afternoon on Sunday, was eastbound on Severs Road before spotting a vehicle westbound in the eastbound lane coming straight toward him.

 

The driver, later identified as Clougher, “jerked” his vehicle back into the proper lane to avoid a collision near Indiana 39. The officer then turned around and stopped Clougher's car.

 

Police said Clougher had a strong odor of alcohol on his breath and, at one point during the traffic stop, gave the officer a business card instead of his driver's license. 

 

Clougher told the officer he had consumed several whiskey and cokes while boating on Pine Lake for several hours.