(La Porte, IN) - A driver stuck on a set of railroad tracks safely made it out of his car before it was struck by a Norfolk Southern train in La Porte. But it's why he was stuck there in the first place that has our attention.
The crash, and his arrest, may not have happened had he not been highly impaired, and distracted by a woman showing him her breasts while they were FaceTiming each other. That’s the picture police put together during an investigation that led to charges against 27 year old Zachariah Vigil. The La Porte man is facing misdemeanor counts of operating while intoxicated, and leaving the scene of a crash.
The accident happened around 2 a.m. Monday, after Vigil had been watching the Super Bowl. He was driving to his girlfriend’s house, according to the charging information filed in La Porte Superior Court 3. Vigil told investigators he became districted by the site of his girlfriend's breasts that she was showing him on Facetime, which caused him to drive up on the rails next to the crossing at Orchard Avenue and Second Street.
Police said Vigil tried pushing the car off the tracks before the vehicle was struck by a freight train.
According to court documents, the girlfriend picked up Vigil and was just leaving the scene of the crash when they were stopped by one of the responding officers.
Vigil, who was in the front passenger seat, had an alleged blood alcohol level of .273 percent. Police said a strong odor of burnt marijuana was detected inside his car at the crash site as well.
