(La Porte County, IN) - A driver caught ignoring road closure signs in the Westville area was found to be impaired early today, as Nicole Tarnow, 30, was booked into the La Porte County Jail on a Class A misdemeanor Operating a Vehicle while Intoxicated.

A La Porte County Sheriff’s deputy was parked at U.S. 6 near 900 West when a 2022 Jeep Renegade driven by Tarnow at about 12:30 a.m. drove past two barricades with “road closed” signs attached to them.

A traffic stop was made close to the barricades at the south junction of U.S. 6 at U.S. 421, where construction had recently begun on a roundabout.

According to police, Tarnow said she had two glasses of wine at a bar in Wanatah.  However, the Portage woman showed classic signs of impairment, with an alleged blood alcohol level at .218 percent, well above the legal limit of .08 percent.