Suspected impaired driver hits wall and continues on roadway, Porter County IN

Alcohol Violation

Reported: 11/15/2025 12:46 AM

Porter County, IN

A gray Hyundai with Illinois license plates was seen traveling very slowly northbound on a road in Porter County. The vehicle struck a wall and kept driving. The driver showed signs of impairment. The Hyundai later pulled away rapidly and had visible damage on the front right side.

Audio|Source: Porter County Public Safety

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Transcript:

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Section 13 is on one unit's hostile impaired driver, northbound 255.

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Northbound 255 and a half, a gray Hyundai with Illinois plates.

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The vehicle is traveling under 15 miles per hour, hit the wall and continue.

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Now all the roadway.

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Northbound from the area is 255.5.5.

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I have a call behind the vehicle.

00:21

Will she clear zero 240.

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Lowell 3026.

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Okay. Get most of the line.

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I'm going over for.

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Slowly,

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I believe 50 miles per hour.

00:38

Now he's back for speeding up.

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10-4[1], keep updated on location.

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13-2-662-2-2.

00:52

My color is behind in their red daycap holding a great trailer.

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I'll have them activate as hazards.

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This is 4. Can you attend on the vehicle shipping place?

01:03

The gray Hyundai with Illinois plates vehicle is now an extreme signal 23 pulling away from my driver or my collar for 243.

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It's clearly that it's a SUV or passenger car.

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Attach.

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Attach, pack.

01:24

Step 4 management.

01:30

I'm just going to have front right side quarter panel damage.

01:37

They're on poppy.

01:38

I'm trying to flip that grant.

01:46

Get set up there, assuming they can go westbound 80s to get a long place.

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