(Lake County, IN) - A teenager was allegedly drunk while leading police on a high speed chase exceeding 130 miles per hour this morning in Northwest Indiana.

 

Osvaldo Saavedra Facundo, 18, of Rensselaer was being held on preliminary charges of operating while intoxicated, reckless driving, resisting law enforcement and minor consumption of alcohol.

 

Police said a trooper suspecting he was intoxicated tried pulling him over but Facundo fled, shutting his headlights off and on, periodically, to try and avoid capture.  There were other unsafe maneuvers, including passing on the right shoulder, that nearly caused collisions with a trooper and at least one other motorist.

 

The pursuit was in Jasper County when a trooper executed a technique that caused the fleeing vehicle to spin and roll over in the median.  The suspect’s alleged blood alcohol level was not revealed.

 

Police said Facundo did not have a driver’s license, only a learner’s permit.