(La Porte County, IN) - A man from another country was arrested for operating while intoxicated after winding up in a La Porte County ditch.

 

Tomas Pascual Pedro, 23, was booked into the La Porte County Jail for allegedly having a blood alcohol level of .169-percent or slightly more than two times the legal limit.

La Porte County Police said emergency responders just after 10 p.m. Saturday were called to the area of 950 West and 300 North  Pedro was located standing next to his 2016 Ford Explorer in a ditch.

 

Police said there was an open case of beer on the front passenger side floorboard along with two partially consumed beers in the center console along with several empty beer cans on the backseat.

 

According to police, Pedro did not have a valid driver’s license.  Pedro told officers he is from Guatemala and has been living in Michigan City for two of the four years since coming to the United States.