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Door Dash Driver Arrested for OWI

(Porter County, IN) - A Door Dash driver is accused of being intoxicated while on the job.

 

According to Porter County Police, the 50-year-old driver was approached by an officer Saturday night along U.S. 20. She was in the parking lot of a business waiting for a food order to deliver at the time. The officer began talking to the woman and noticed a strong odor of alcohol on her breath. She was taken into custody, and booked for an OWI.

 

Tonya Hill-Rios of Portage denied consuming any alcohol, but she was found to be impaired, police said.

 

It's unclear if her Door Dash order was retrieved by another driver or not.

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