FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WFRV) – A 20-year-old man from Fond du Lac reportedly fled from officers after crashing into a light pole and refusing help, the pursuit eventually led to his arrest and an OWI charge. According to the Fond du Lac Police Department (FDLPD), officers responded to the area of North Peters Avenue […]
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities in Wisconsin arrested a 22-year-old for allegedly driving 121 miles per hour while intoxicated. According to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, on Thursday, May 2, shortly before 11:15 p.m., a deputy observed a vehicle northbound on Highway 151 at a high rate of speed. Sheriff gives update on body […]
JANESVILLE, Wis. (WFRV) – After running a red light, a southern Wisconsin man was pulled over and arrested for his third OWI. Officers say there were five other passengers in the vehicle, all under the age of 16. According to the Janesville Police Department, an officer reportedly noticed a vehicle cross the centerline and run […]
A driver who caused a crash that killed a mother of 10 is getting the “gift” of a second chance, according to the judge who sentenced him Thursday to probation. Guy Lawrence III, 22, was charged with vehicular homicide by OWI after the Aug. 3, 2022, crash that killed 49-year-old Susan Kelly. Five people were […]
Feb. 11—CHIPPEWA FALLS — A rural Chippewa Falls man was convicted Friday of his eighth, ninth, and tenth offenses of driving under the influence. James W. Stanek II, 58, 18053 Highway X, pleaded guilty in Chippewa County Court to OWI-8 and he pleaded no contest to OWI-9 and OWI-10. kAmyF586 $E6G6 v:33D 2446AE65 E96 A=62D […]
Jan. 25—Brittany Coffman, a former Terre Haute police officer who was arrested on an operating a vehicle while intoxicated charge while on the job, is no longer a member of the police department. Sgt. Justin Sears, the department’s public information officer, issued a statement saying, “Recently, The Public Employee Retirement Fund (Perf) informed the Terre […]
Jan. 23—EAU CLAIRE — An Eau Claire woman was sentenced to one year behind bars after she pleaded guilty to her fifth OWI. Mickelle Harvey, 30, entered the plea as part of an agreement with prosecutors. Judge Michael Schumacher ordered her to serve three years of extended supervision following her release and revoked her driver’s […]
Jan. 22—A number of Friday and weekend arrests on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated were reported by the Goshen Police Department. * A 36-year-old Elkhart man was arrested on a charge of OWI at 10:07 p.m. Friday after officers responded to a crash near the intersection on Elkhart and Greene Roads. He was […]
Jan. 3—EAU CLAIRE — A man facing charges for what authorities say was his fifth Wisconsin OWI missed a court hearing Wednesday because he was in custody elsewhere. Martin Beaulieu, 63, was charged in September with OWI 4, operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol content, operating a motor vehicle with a revoked license […]