(La Porte County, IN) - A man facing possible jail time for killing and seriously hurting a pair of senior citizens in a collision with their motorcycle in La Porte County allegedly had an alleged blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit, among other new details obtained in the case against Angel Almarez of La Porte.

 

Almarez, 32, has been charged in La Porte Circuit Court with Operating a Vehicle while Intoxicated Causing Death, and Operating a Vehicle while Intoxicated Causing Serious Bodily Injury, and could face anywhere from 2 to 12 years on each of the level 4 felony counts. He’s also charged with never receiving a driver’s license, which is a Class C misdemeanor.

 

According to court documents, the collision happened on Monday at Indiana 2 and 150 East near Rolling Prairie at about 9 p.m., with authorities reporting that Almarez was headed eastbound in a 2006 GMC Envoy when he struck the rear of a 2012 Honda three-wheeled motorcycle.

 

The motorcycle's passenger, Cheryl Skidmore, 73, was airlifted to a regional hospital and later died. The driver, Larry Cummings, 82, was taken by ambulance. Both victims, from Fort Meyers, Florida, had upper body injuries and were discovered unconscious at the scene of the crash.

 

According to court documents, Almarez told investigators he did not see the motorcycle, also headed eastbound, before the collision.

 

His alleged blood alcohol level was .173-percent, well above the .08-percent legal limit for operating a motor vehicle. Court documents also revealed Almarez had just left a bar in La Porte and had a prior OWI conviction within the last five years out of Berrien County, Michigan.