(La Porte County, IN) - A NIPSCO pole was heavily damaged by a suspected drunken driver last evening outside of La Porte.

 

According to La Porte County Police, officers at about 6:30 p.m. were called to Johnson Road at 500 West regarding a vehicle that had crashed into a NIPSCO pole.

 

The vehicle was reportedly found to be resting against the pole, which was compromised at the base.

 

The driver, Deborah Comegys, 62, was not injured.

 

She allegedly told investigators that she was on her way home, which was about one mile east of the crash site. She also claimed to have consumed a glass of wine and some cold medicine about two hours before the crash. However, the smell of alcohol on her breath was described by an officer at the scene as overwhelming.

 

Her alleged blood alcohol level was .207 percent.

 

Comegys was arrested for Operating a Vehicle while Intoxicated as a Class A misdemeanor.

 

Authorities noted that temperatures were in the single digits with ice on parts of the road at the time of the crash.