(La Porte County, IN) - Drunk driving arrests followed two single vehicle accidents in La Porte County over the weekend.

 

About 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, emergency responders were called to County Line Road and 400 North outside Michigan City where a 2008 Ford Focus was found upside down on the pavement.

 

La Porte County Police said Pepper Bajza, 21, of Michigan City told officers he control of the vehicle from swerving to avoid a deer darting across the roadway.

 

He was not injured.  Police said he had a blood alcohol level of .112 percent.

 

The other accident involved a pick-up truck in a steep muddy ditch about 5 p.m. on Friday in the area of 800 North and 300 West.

 

Police said Tyler Paholski, 27, told investigators he left the road from being distracted while talking on his phone. His alleged blood alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit.

 

Police said Paholski was not injured and damage was just minor.