(La Porte County, IN) - La Porte County Police arrested a suspected drunk driver with two prior convictions for being impaired behind the wheel of a motor vehicle.

Daniel Rush, 32, of Valparaiso was booked into the La Porte County Jail on charges of operating while intoxicated, driving on a suspended license and for being a habitual traffic violator.

Police said Rush was clocked at 82 miles per hour early in the afternoon on Monday on Indiana 2 near 300 East.  A strong odor of alcohol was detected on his breath and two alcoholic beverage containers were found in the vehicle, police said.

Rush was arrested for allegedly refusing to take a blood alcohol test.  His prior OWI convictions were from July of last year and August of 2021, according to court records.