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While on patrol, I was parked in the entrance to Mansard's plaza, facing E Ridge Rd, monitoring traffic. A female in a silver pickup truck pulled into the lot and flagged me down. The female pointed towards a white and maroon Corvette traveling east on Ridge Rd and stated that she believes the driver may be intoxicated. I immediately pulled onto Ridge Rd and got behind the Corvette. As I was following the Corvette east on Ridge, another vehicle with a male driver pulled up to the side of me and shouted out the window, "That guy is drunk". I then observed the Corvette to weave from the outside lane to the center lane, without signaling. The vehicle then abruptly swerved back into the outside lane, without signaling. The vehicle then came to …show more content…

Orueta stated that he had not. I asked Orueta where he was coming from and going to. Orueta stated he was coming from a buddies house in East Chicago and was now heading home to Schererville. I Observed Orueta to have a leg brace on his left leg and I observed crutches sitting in the passenger seat. I asked Orueta if he is ableto walk. Orueta stated he was not. Due to the unsafe conditions (two-lane road with no room on shoulders, and low light) where I had Orueta stopped and his medical conditions I did not attempt to have Orueta perform standardized field sobriety tests. I asked Orueta to submit to a portable breath test. Orueta stated he would comply. Orueta failed to provide a valid sample on the first attempt. When he blew, I could detect a moderate odor of an unknown alcoholic beverage emitting form his breath. Orueta provided a valid sample on the second attempt, resulting in …show more content…

Orueta stated he would submit to a chemical test. I helped Orueta out of his vehicle and assisted him into unit 65. I then transported Orueta to the Griffith police station. At the Griffith police station, I checked Orueta's mouth of any foreign objects. Orueta was then observed in excess the mandatory fifteen minute waiting period, starting at 10:07 Pm. I then moved Orueta into the booking room (location of Intox II EC/IR machine) and read him the Indiana implied consent from a printed card. Orueta again stated he would submit to a chemical test. I, an Intox II EC/IR certified operator, administered the test to Orueta. Orueta provided a valid sample of breath resulting in .111 grams of alcohol per 210 liters of

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