(La Porte, IN) - An alleged impaired driver pulled over this morning in La Porte is finding out the hard way life is not a two way street when it comes to the law.

 

According to La Porte Police, a patrol officer about 2:30 a.m. spotted a van turn westbound on Harrison St. which is one way for eastbound traffic only.

 

The vehicle was still traveling the wrong way on Harrison as it passed Perry St., police said.

 

During a traffic stop, the driver, Brooke West, 26, of La Porte told the officer she was heading home and thought it was “o.k. by law” to travel in the wrong direction on a one way street “as long as it was only for a half block,” according to the police report.

 

West explained she used to travel the wrong way on a one way street “all the time” for a half block when she lived in another area of the city, according to the police report. 

 

Police said West admitted to consuming alcohol with her last drink being “a few hours ago.”  She was arrested with an alleged blood alcohol level of .186 percent.