Lake Co. man flees cops, crashes in Porter Co.

UNION TOWNSHIP | A Lake County man was arrested Friday after allegedly failing to stop for police and causing an accident as he fled.

Griffith woman arrested on DUI charge after flipping car in Michigan City

A Griffith woman was arrested and charged with drunken driving after her vehicle came to rest upside down Sunday in the middle of U.S. 12 near Michigan City.

Michigan City man gets 16 years in OWI fatality

LAPORTE | A 16-year sentence was handed Thursday afternoon to a Michigan City man for killing a woman and seriously injuring two children riding with her in an accident.

Man calls state cops to report himself as a drunken driver

JASPER COUNTY | A 24-year-old Logansport, Ind., man was taken to the Jasper County Jail early Sunday after calling police to report himself as a drunken driver.

Area lawyers weigh in on challenge to breath tests

A prominent attorney is suggesting a failure by the Indiana Department of Toxicology to update its rules on the certification breath test equipment may have rendered results invalid since at least Jan. 1.

Police plan extra St. Patrick's Day enforcement

CHICAGO | Police across Illinois will be stepping up efforts to catch drunken drivers over the St. Patrick's Day weekend.

DUI patrols continue on Super Bowl Sunday, but arrests on decline

Super Bowl Sunday — once considered a night with a high number of drunken drivers on the road — has become much like any other night, according to local police officials.

Valparaiso man gets jail time, work release for DUI

Two drunk drivers, including one from Valparaiso, are spending more time behind bars as a result of a judge's tough stance on repeat violators.

Task force recognizes officers' effots in DUI enforcement

VALPARAISO | The Porter County Drunk Driving Task Force on Thursday recognized officers from across the county for their efforts in 2012 to reduce the number of impaired drivers on the road.

Manteno area crash kills Gary woman; driver allegedly DUI

MANTENO, ILL. | A Gary woman is dead and another Gary woman is charged with aggravated driving under the influence after a crash near Manteno, Ill., early Saturday.

Lowell woman faces DUI, drug charges after squad car hit

LANSING | A Lowell woman faces drunken driving and drug charges after she backed into a Lansing squad car in a fast food parking lot, police said.

Jury finds Cleary guilty on all counts in I-65 death

CROWN POINT | A Lake County jury deliberated for about two hours Tuesday before finding a Valparaiso man guilty of driving drunk and causing the death of a Hebron man fixing a flat tire on Interstate 65.

Police: Kid told officers to take her mom to jail after DUI crash

PORTAGE | Police said a Portage woman's daughter asked that her mom be taken to jail after an alcohol-fueled fender bender.

Alcohol called a factor in motorcycle crash

VALPARAISO | Police believe a man was intoxicated Sunday when he crashed his motorcycle.

Cops: Drunken mother had kids in minivan

CHESTERTON | Police said a woman spotted driving her minivan into people's yards Saturday had a blood alcohol content more than four times the legal limit and two children in the car.

State police make 11 DUI arrests in weekend patrols

LOWELL | Indiana State Police said troopers in the Lowell District arrested 11 suspected drunken drivers during a weekend enforcement blitz.

Police: Newspaper carrier hurt in hit-run accident

GRIFFITH | A Merrillville woman was legally drunk when her car rear-ended another vehicle and then fled the scene Thursday, police said.

Illinois man air-lifted to trauma center following Borman crash

GARY | A 33-year-old Hometown, Ill. man was seriously injured Monday afternoon when he slammed his pickup truck into the back of a semi's box trailer on the Borman Expressway in an alcohol-related crash, police said.

Police: Woman crashed into creek, came back, tried to drive out

CENTER TOWNSHIP | A 21-year-old woman was arrested after police said she drove her car into a creek while intoxicated.

Police: Confused, intoxicated Illinois men arrested near Wheeler

UNION TOWNSHIP | Police said two Illinois men heading home from a Lake Station bar were confused and intoxicated after being stopped in the Wheeler area.