(La Porte County, IN) - A La Porte County man is facing charges of Operating a Vehicle while Intoxicated after waking up to police officers beside his parked vehicle last night.

 

Damian Twardus, 30, was released from the La Porte County Jail today after posting bond.

 

Sheriff’s deputies, after 9 p.m., responded to a complaint about a vehicle parked in a private driveway in the 4100 block of West Indiana 2. The property owner reported the 2019 Ford Expedition had its engine running and high-beam headlights on for 20 minutes before he called the police. Emergency responders found him passed out behind the wheel and reportedly described him as being very difficult to wake up.

 

According to police, Twardus, who lives about 10 miles away in northern La Porte County from where he was parked, asked if he could have a ride home. If not, Twardus said he would walk. He allegedly admitted to consuming alcohol earlier in the day but refused to submit to a blood alcohol test.

 

He later became very upset and claimed he knew a lot of police officers in Chicago, who “would not do this to him,” according to the officer’s report.

 

He uttered a few expletives before arriving at the La Porte County Jail.