(La Porte County, IN) - A LaPorte County man is accused of being drunk while leading police on a short motor vehicle chase that ended with a crash.

 

Anthony Price, 51, is charged in La Porte Circuit Court with operating while intoxicated and resisting law enforcement.

 

According to court documents, a police officer Friday night tried pulling him over for speeding and erratic driving on U.S. 35 between La Porte and Kingsbury.

 

Police said Price accelerated, though, exceeding 100 miles per hour before crossing the median and crashing into a guardrail.  His Dodge Ram pick-up truck came to rest in a woods near Hupp Road.

 

Price, who lives in the Kingsbury area, told the arresting officer he consumed three beers and three rum and cokes prior to getting behind the wheel of his vehicle, according to court documents.

 

His alleged blood alcohol level was just over .11 percent.