(La Porte County, IN) - A suspected drunk driver walking from the scene of a crash and wanting a ride home basically turned himself in last night by flagging down a police officer.

 

Michael Miller, 52, was arrested for operating while intoxicated and other charges.

 

According to La Porte County Police, responding officers after 11 p.m. discovered a van resting against a NIPSCO pole in a ditch at U.S. 6 and 900 West.

 

About a mile away, police said another responding officer located Miller on foot and stumbling trying to flag him down with blood running from his nose.

 

His pants covered in wet grass clippings.

 

Miller was asking for a ride home while denying being the driver involved in  the crash when the officer detected a strong odor of alcohol on his breath, police said.

 

The Westville area man had an alleged blood alcohol content of .195 percent. He was also arrested for public intoxication and leaving the scene of an accident.