(La Porte County, IN) - Charges have been filed against a driver whose vehicle came to rest on a state highway after crashing into a guard rail in La Porte County.

Kevin Chadderdon, 59, has been charged with Operating a Vehicle while Intoxicated.

The investigation shows Chadderdon was heading home from a bar in Fish Lake on December 1st when he hit the guard rail along Indiana 4. His damaged vehicle came to rest in the westbound lane of the two-lane highway. 

Chadderdon, after walking a short distance from the vehicle, was located in the grass off Lakeside Drive. Police noted that Chadderdon, admitting to consuming too many alcoholic beverages, had an alleged blood alcohol level of .17 percent, or more than twice the legal limit.

He was not injured.