Current Events > Milwaukee woman busted for DUI twice in one day

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https://tinyurl.com/2p8trkd5 (WDJT-TV)

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) -- A 20-year-old Milwaukee woman is accused of driving drunk twice on the same day.

According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, around 3:13 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 31, a deputy observed two vehicles traveling "unusually close together" on I-41 southbound near State Highway 33. The deputy noticed the lead driver was continuously swerving, driving half on and off the shoulder, and not maintaining consistent speeds. The following driver was traveling close behind the lead driver.

Authorities say the deputy pulled alongside the pair of vehicles, activated his emergency lights and turn signal to get behind the lead vehicle. The following driver reportedly failed to yield to the deputy and pulled even closer to the lead vehicle; the following driver would not allow the deputy to pull into the lane of traffic to make the traffic stop.

Eventually the lead driver stopped, but the following driver still would not allow the deputy behind the first vehicle, according to the sheriff's office.

A stop was eventually made, and the deputy learned the following driver was a 36-year-old Menomonee Falls man, and the stepfather of the driver of the lead vehicle. He indicated his stepdaughter was arrested for drunk driving in Fond du Lac earlier, and he took her back to her vehicle so she could drive home. Officials said the stepfather also indicted he was following her closely because he was worried about her crashing. He also acknowledged intentionally blocking the deputy so she would not get arrested a second time.

The driver of the lead vehicle, a 20-year-old Milwaukee woman, failed a field sobriety test and was arrested for first offense OWI, with one pending.

The vehicle was towed from the scene.

Authorities say both individuals will face charges.

Don't get me wrong, she's a piece of shit and should rot in prison for a long time, but what police department arrests a woman for drunk driving, and then lets her leave still drunk?

MabusIncarnate posted...

but what police department arrests a woman for drunk driving, and then lets her leave still drunk?

There's no way that's what happened.

Questionmarktarius posted...

There's no way that's what happened.

Sounds like it was 2 different departments.

The way im reading it is they pulled her over, let her go with her dad driving behind her under instructions to go straight home, and then pulled over again. That is the first officers fault.

DUI laws in this stupid country are entirely too lax. First time offenders should pay a hefty fine and lose their license for a year. Second time gets jail time.

SauI_Goodman posted...

The way im reading it is they pulled her over, let her go with her dad driving behind her under instructions to go straight home, and then pulled over again. That is the first officers fault.

Sounds like the only good thing involving that driver that day was that no one was hurt.

Questionmarktarius posted...

There's no way that's what happened.

Yeah, I don't think you get out until you blow a .00 in the detention center, so I'm thinking she got put and started drinking again.

How DUI stops work can vary across locations and situations. Here in Canada, I know a guy who got caught at a RIDE program, and the cops let him call a friend to pick up his vehicle before they took him to the station to book him. They may have let him go home that night with a promise to appear too.

It took his buddy almost an hour to show up to get the car, while he was being held in police custody waiting to be taken to the station. The officers dealing with him never recorded the reason for this delay, which led to his DUI charges being thrown out of court because it's against a person's rights to be held in police custody for too long without being charged.

SauI_Goodman posted...

The way im reading it is they pulled her over, let her go with her dad driving behind her under instructions to go straight home, and then pulled over again. That is the first officers fault.

That's not at all what happened. They arrested the girl after the first stop. The step-dad picked her up at the station and then drove her back to where her car was.