PORTAGE, Ind. 

WBBM

 A northwest Indiana man pulled over for drunken driving early Thursday allegedly told the state trooper: “Dude, I do this every night…” Police said he was more than four times over the state’s legal blood alcohol limit.

About 2:20 a.m., the Porter County Sheriff’s Dept. received a call of a truck being driven erratically, according to a release from Indiana State Police. A state trooper pulled over the 1995 Chevrolet S-10 pickup on Route 149 near County Road 1000N.

Zachary R. Duis of Portage allegedly had an open bottle of alcohol in the truck and failed a field sobriety test, the release said. When he was taken to the Portage Police Department for a breath test, he allegedly told the trooper, "Dude, I do this every night; I'm straight up and not drunk!"

His blood alcohol level was allegedly four times Indiana's legal limit of .08 percent, the release said.

Duis was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, and police said he was wanted on two warrants for resisting law enforcement and furnishing alcohol to a minor. He was being held in the Porter County Jail on Thursday morning.

Zachary R. Duis

Comments (2)

A Young: ... That's a pretty common excuse around here, actually. Also, did anybody catch his last name "DUI S" how appropriate. 1 November 07, 2009 island: ... Ha! That's a very appropriate last name -which I'm sure he'll grow into. 2 November 08, 2009

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