(La Porte County, IN) - A motorist with a cell phone helped La Porte County Police remove a slow moving and weaving suspected drunk driver from the roads.
Alexander Mitchell, 25, of LaCrosse was booked into the La Porte County jail for Class A misdemeanor operating while intoxicated.
According to police, an officer early Wednesday responded to a report of a reckless driver “all over the roadway” in the area of U.S. 6 and U.S. 35.
The officer soon located the westbound suspect on U.S. 6 and witnessed him veer across the center line multiple times at 37 miles per hour. The speed limit is 55 mph.
The officer moved to the right in his police vehicle to avoid a potential head-on collision with the oncoming vehicle before turning around and catching up to the driver.
Police said Mitchell, who showed multiple signs of impairment during a traffic stop, had a blood alcohol level more than two times the legal .08-percent limit.
