(La Porte, IN) - A man is suspected of being impaired when he allegedly fled from a motor vehicle accident.

Jonathan Fletcher is charged in La Porte Circuit Court with multiple counts, including operating while intoxicated and fleeing the scene of a crash.

Police said Fletcher on April 2 was driving a 2005 red Ford Mustang when he fled from a collision with another vehicle in the area of Pine Lake Ave. and Newporte Boulevard.  An officer witnessing the accident tried stopping Fletcher, who picked up speed until pulling over a short time later, police said.

Fletcher had an alleged blood alcohol level more than two times the legal limit.  He was also charged with driving on a suspended license.  The OWI charge was elevated from a misdemeanor to a Level 6 felony due to him having a prior OWI conviction from 2021, authorities said.