Crime & Safety

Tosa Driver, a 3rd-Time Suspect, Among 3 More OWI Arrests

Among other lowlights of recent drunken driving stops: A Muskego man caught driving on the sidewalk, and a Waterford man who was about 3½ times over the limit.

At 12:03 a.m. Saturday, a 32-year-old Wauwatosa man was arrested on suspicion of his third drunken driving offense after a traffic stop in the 2100 block of North 68th Street.

A patrol officer monitoring traffic at 60th and Vliet streets said his attention was drawn to the man’s car because of a loud exhaust. He followed north on 60th and saw the driver weave over the center line.

The man then pulled to the curb and the officer passed him, then went about a block further and pulled into a parking lot and turned off his lights. After a few minutes, the suspect proceeded and turned west onto Lloyd Street.

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Again the officer followed and pulled him over after he saw him cross the center line almost entirely into the oncoming lane.

The driver reeked of alcohol, his eyes were half-shut and bloodshot, and his speech was so slurred the officer could barely understand him. He could barely stand up and refused to perform field sobriety tests.

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A record check showed OWI convictions in 2003 and 2008. He was taken to Wisconsin Heart Hospital for a mandatory blood draw.

Definitely a deviation from the lane of traffic

At 1:59 a.m. Friday, a 25-year-old Muskego man was arrested on suspicion of his second drunken driving offense after a patrol officer saw him driving on the sidewalk in the 7200 block of West State Street.

As the officer was just passing at the time, he pulled over and waited for the driver to pass him after he got off the sidewalk and onto the street. Instead, the driver pulled up behind the officer and stopped. He told the officer he knew he was going to get pulled over anyway.

He and his three passengers all appeared highly intoxicated, the officer said, and the driver admitted, “I’ve had a few.”

He failed field sobriety tests and blew a .15 blood alcohol concentration. He had been convicted of OWI in 2009. 

In need of a nap more than a map

At 9:34 p.m. March 25, a 51-year-old Waterford man was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, first offense, after a caller reported him driving erratically and dangerously on West Capitol Drive.

Police found him parked in the alley at Currie Park Auto, 10745 W. Capitol. The man said he was driving home to Waterford from a friend’s house in New Berlin and had taken a wrong turn. He admitted he’d had a couple of beers.

But the officer noted that he smelled strongly of alcohol, had glassy, bloodshot eyes, and slurred, labored speech.

He failed all field sobriety tests, being barely able to stay upright, and blew a .27 BAC.


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