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Crash with Mini-Bike Leads to OWI Charge

(La Porte, IN) - A La Porte woman could face time in prison for a motor vehicle collision with a mini-bike that left the driver badly hurt.

 

Denise Lumpp, 62, is charged in La Porte Circuit Court with multiple counts, including Level 5 felony operating while intoxicated causing serious injuries.

 

According to La Porte Police, the investigation shows the accident on November 3 occurred while Lumpp was turning from a parking lot onto Indiana 2 and failed to see the eastbound electric mini-bike on the city’s west side.

 

The mini-bike driver, Anthony Moyao, suffered a compound fracture to his right leg, police said.  He was taken by ambulance to Memorial Hospital in South Bend.

 

Police said Lumpp was arrested with a blood alcohol level of .08-percent.  She could face anywhere from a one to six year sentence on the felony OWI count. 

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