This past weekend, Sturgeon Bay Police arrested four individuals for OWI, and in three of the cases a preliminary breath test indicated the drivers were 3 times over the legal limit of .08. We encourage all citizens who choose to go out and drink, please don’t drive. Take a taxi or have a sober person pick you up, and avoid the ride to jail in a squad car.
On June 24, just after 9:00pm, police received a report of a
possible intoxicated driver on E Maple St.
The driver was contacted in the downtown area on the east side, and the
46 yr old Sturgeon Bay man admitted he had been drinking. Field sobriety tests were completed, which
indicated the driver was impaired. The
driver was arrested for OWI-1st offense, and cited for possession of
open intoxicants in a vehicle.
On June 25 at 1:41am, police received a report of an
intoxicated person who was going to be driving away from a downtown establishment. Police located the person in a parked vehicle
running. The officer was going to make
contact with the person asking them to not drive, but when the person saw the
police, they drove off instead. The officer
conducted a traffic stop on the driver, a 57 yr old female from the
Milwaukee/Sturgeon Bay area. The field sobriety
tests indicated the driver was impaired, and they were arrested for OWI-1st
offense.
On June 25 at 3:15am, police were dispatched to a hit and
run accident on W Larch St. The driver
of the striking vehicle fled on foot, and was being pursued by the 911
caller. Police caught up with the driver
on W Oak St, and identified him as a 42 yr old male from Sturgeon Bay. Field sobriety tests showed he was impaired,
and the driver was arrested for OWI-4th offense. A search of the driver located a marijuana
pipe in his pocket. In addition to the
OWI, the driver was cited for hit and run, failure to report an accident,
operating a motor vehicle without insurance, operating a motor vehicle on a
suspended license and possession of drug paraphernalia. The driver was booked into jail and held
until an appearance before a judge, as it was his 4th offense.
On June 26 at 2:45am, police stopped a vehicle for traveling
left of the center line. The officer
noted the driver almost struck a pedestrian crossing sign and at one point, his
vehicle was completely in the opposing lane of traffic. A strong odor of intoxicants came from the driver,
a 21 yr old male from Sturgeon Bay, who showed signs of impairment with the
field sobriety tests. The driver was
arrested for OWI-1st offense, and cited for operating left of
center.
