(La Porte County, IN) - A driver whose vehicle was like a bowling ball striking pins was arrested last evening on allegations of Operating a Vehicle while Intoxicated.

Joshua Hildebrandt, 30, of Michigan City was spotted by a volunteer firefighter at about 6 p.m. knocking over five mailboxes in the 3600 block of North Wozniak Road, police said. There were also tire marks in the yards and a destroyed statue of a lion hit by his vehicle, along with a damaged fence.

Hildebrandt was soon located standing outside of his 2001 Dodge Ram pick-up truck parked in a driveway. There, he started making insulting remarks to the officer and then apologized before claiming to have shared a half-gallon of rum with a friend, who lives somewhere on Wozniak Road. According to La Porte County Police, he refused to take a breathalyzer test. 

He’s charged with Class A misdemeanor OWI and Class B misdemeanor Failure of Duty for not stopping after the collisions.