(La Porte County, IN) - A man is accused of driving drunk after found unconscious behind the wheel of a vehicle stopped in a La Porte County Road for as long as one hour.

That’s according to La Porte County Police, who arrested Shane Olivier, 34, for Class A misdemeanor operating while intoxicated.

Police said a responding officer about 4:30 p.m. found the vehicle in the northbound lane of Willow Lane in Hudson Township.

There was an open half empty bottle of vodka between the legs of Olivier, whose BMW was still running with the gear shift in park.  The South Bend man woke up when the officer began shaking his shoulder.

He was taken into custody after exhibiting obvious signs of impairment and allegedly refusing a certified breathalyzer test, police said.