La Porte County Police say alcohol was involved in a one-vehicle rollover in Saugany Lake over the weekend.

 

Late Friday night, a patrol officer was traveling 500 East when he discovered the overturned vehicle near 700 North, in the middle of the road.

 

The driver, 53-year-old Dawn Taviner, was standing beside the car bleeding heavily from her right knee. The North Liberty woman was treated for her injuries before being taken to the La Porte County Jail with an alleged blood alcohol level of .139 percent.

 

The OWI charge was upgraded to a felony because of her having a prior OWI conviction from 2019.

 

She was also driving on a suspended license. 

 

So far, police have not shed light on how the accident occurred.