(Westville, IN) - Police say an impaired driver who placed his car into the wrong gear, wound up in a ditch outside a Westville retail store on Friday.
It happened about 12:30 a.m. in front of Dollar General on U.S. 421. According to La Porte County Police, the driver said he meant to put his car in reverse but put it in drive, instead, and drove into the ditch from the store parking lot.
Nikolais Bohn, 25, of Gary had an alleged blood alcohol level more than twice the .08 percent legal limit. He was arrested for operating while intoxicated and driving on a suspended license.
