(La Porte, IN) - Police say a driver who collided with a parked car outside a home in La Porte on New Year’s Eve was seriously impaired by alcohol.

Matthew Swedenberg, 35, of Michigan City is charged in La Porte Circuit Court with operating while intoxicated. Swedenberg allegedly struck the vehicle about 6:30 p.m. in the 1900 block of Indiana Ave.  Swedenberg, who was not injured, had an alleged blood alcohol level of .358 percent, well above the .08 percent legal limit.

The charge was upgraded to a Level 6 felony because of Swedenberg having a prior OWI conviction in 2022, police said.