(La Porte County, IN) - A woman is facing allegations of driving impaired after winding up in a La Porte County ditch early Friday morning.

Before 2 a.m., La Porte County Police were called to a single vehicle accident at 875 West and 2100 South.  Police said 52 year old Terri Jo Snyder veered into a ditch and called her son to help get her vehicle out.  Snyder claimed she tried to avoid striking a deer.

The Winamac woman was taken into custody with an alleged blood alcohol level of .194 percent or close to two and a half times the legal limit.