Crime & Safety
Two Women Charged with Drunk Driving for Third Time
One defendant nearly hit a squad car with its lights flashing, the other called police while intoxicated in a dispute over fast food.
Two women arrested in Wauwatosa on suspicion of driving while drunk, both for the third time, have been charged and will face up to a year in jail if convicted.
Officer could have become a victim
A 23-year-old Trevor woman was arrested in November after she nearly ran into a Wauwatosa police squad car with its emergency lights on while an officer was assisting a disabled vehicle.
Tiffany N. Garcia was charged Wednesday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court with one count of third-offense operating while intoxicated and one count of operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration. If convicted, she could face up to one year in Milwaukee County Jail and $2,000 in fines.
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According to the criminal complaint:
At 9:15 p.m. Nov. 17, a Wauwatosa police officer had his squad car parked in the right lane in the 1300 block of North Mayfair Road and was assisting a distressed motorist. He saw Garcia come up behind him at a high rate of speed to within five car lengths of his patrol car, then veer across all three lanes and hit the median strip and continue driving.
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The officer went after Garcia, catching up to her in the 2000 block of North Mayfair Road, where she was driving slowly in the left lane with a flat tire.
Garcia failed a field sobriety test and had a blood alcohol level of 0.171 at the time of the incident, which is more than twice the legal limit to drive in Wisconsin.
She was previously convicted of OWI in 2008 and 2009. Garcia will make her initial appearance in court Friday.
Driver summoned police while drunk
A West Allis woman is also facing her third drunk driving charge after she called Wauwatosa police because employees at an area Taco Bell were being “rude” to her as she was trying to use the drive-through window. But restaurant staff had also called to say the woman was disrupting business by blocking the drive-through and refusing to leave.
Deb. E. Becker, 32, was charged Tuesday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court with one count of third-offense OWI and one count of operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration. If convicted, she could face up to one year in Milwaukee County Jail and $2,000 in fines.
According to the criminal complaint:
At 11:56 p.m. Nov. 23, a Wauwatosa police were called to the at 510 N. Mayfair Road, where they saw Becker in her car at the drive-through window. She attempted to drive away, but the officer stopped her.
She then got out of the car and was told to get back in, then held up her cell phone and told the officer she was the one who called the police because staff at the restaurant were being rude to her.
Becker failed a field sobriety test and had a blood alcohol level of 0.13.
She was previously convicted of OWI in 2007 and 2008.
