(LaCrosse, IN) - La Porte County Police say a driver who struck a railroad crossing signal yesterday was highly impaired.

The accident happened about 4 p.m. on U.S. 421 in LaCrosse.

Amanda Yarnall, 42, was taken into custody with an alleged blood alcohol level slightly more than three times the legal limit.

Police said the LaCrosse woman was driving next to a Styrofoam cup containing a clear alcoholic beverage in a cup holder.  She was arrested for operating while intoxicated as a Class A misdemeanor.