(La Porte County, IN) - A flock camera in La Porte County snared a driver with a lifetime ban on his license.

Songkham Malaivanh, 43, of South Bend is now potentially facing several years in prison for the alleged Level 5 felony violation.

A La Porte County Police officer on February 15 was monitoring traffic on U.S. 20 in Springfield Township when he received a flock camera alert on the registered owner of a Kia passenger car having a lifetime ban on his driving privileges.

Police said the officer spotted the car in the area of Indiana 39 and 450 North based on an image of the vehicle provided by the flock camera and pulled it over after confirming the lifetime ban on his license during a computer records check.  

Malaivanh told the officer he was aware of the lifetime ban on his license, police said. The reason for the lifetime ban was provided.