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Impaired Driver Overturns Vehicle

La Porte County Police say a man was impaired when he overturned his vehicle yesterday.

 

Just before four a.m,  police were called by a man reporting a stranger knocking on his door.  Upon arrival, police said investigators learned the stranger was a man looking for help after the accident on 700 West near Hanna.

 

According to police, 29 year old Justin Garetto of Wanatah said he left a bar and later had to swerve to avoid an animal in the roadway.  His vehicle came to rest on its roof. 

 

Police said Garetto refused medical attention.

 

His alleged blood alcohol level was more than two times the legal limit.  

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