(Michigan City, IN) - A woman was arrested for drinking and driving this morning after found passed out behind the wheel of her vehicle in a stranger’s front yard in Michigan City.

 

Before 1 a.m., officers responded to a home in the 2900 block of Cleveland Avenue, according to Michigan City Police.  A man reported hearing an engine revving then discovering a vehicle stopped but still running in his yard and the driver slumped over the wheel.

 

Police said the man was not able to wake up the woman, who did open her eyes later to the sound of an officer knocking on her front driver’s side window.

 

Tiffany Rasco, 37, of Michigan City was arrested for Class A misdemeanor operating while intoxicated after refusing a breathalyzer test and operating a vehicle without ever obtaining a driver’s license.

 

An open bottle of tequila was found in the cup holder of her vehicle, police said.