(La Porte County, IN) - A driver who wound up stuck in a muddy La Porte County field last night was arrested for Operating a Vehicle while Intoxicated.

 

John Kehoe, Jr. drove his red 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser into a field adjacent to U.S. 6 and 350 East.

 

The 76-year-old South Bend area man then tried driving out but, his spinning tires kept sinking deeper into the soft soil, the engine eventually shutting off due to overheating.

 

Kehoe told investigators he was trying to get home after consuming about a half dozen beers at a bar during a four to five-hour period.

 

His alleged blood alcohol level was .108 percent.

 

He was charged with a felony due to a prior OWI conviction.