(La Porte County, IN) - La Porte County Police say a suspected drunk driver tossed a full can of beer out of his car window before being stopped yesterday.

 

At about 4:30 a.m., police were called to the Speedway in the area of U.S. 20 and U.S. 35, where an allegedly-drunken man had just left the gas station.

 

Soon, police, with a description of the vehicle, spotted the suspect westbound on Interstate 94. The officer was following when a 16-ounce can of beer came flying out the car window and splashed onto the pavement.

 

The driver soon pulled over, the officer on the scene spotting another 16-ounce can of beer inside a cup holder beside the driver's seat. 

 

53-year-old Keith Tunis was arrested with an alleged blood alcohol level close to two times the legal limit. The Hammond man admitted to drinking about a six pack of the 16 ounce beverages.