(La Porte County, IN) - A man checking on the victims of a motor vehicle accident last evening was arrested by La Porte County Police for impaired driving.

 

About 6:30 p.m., police said a Jeep Wrangler was on its side in a corn field in the area of 1000 South and 125 East.

 

There were no serious injuries reported. 

 

Broc Jurkowski, 31, told officers he happened to drive up to the overturned Jeep on a dirt/gravel road and stopped to make sure everyone involved in the accident was o.k., police said.

 

Police said the officer detected an odor of alcohol on his breath along with symptoms of impairment such as slurred speech.  Jurkowski was taken into custody with an alleged blood alcohol level of .236 percent, well above the .08 percent legal limit.

 

According to police, the use of alcohol is suspected in the accident with the Jeep.