Waukesha Man Faces 5th OWI Charge

 A 50-year-old Waukesha man is facing his fifth drunken driving charge after he was pulled over driving with a blood alcohol level more than nine times the legal limit, according to a criminal complaint.

Michael J. Weber was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Tuesday with one count of fifth offense operating while intoxicated, one count operating with a revoked license and one count failure to install an ignition interlock device. If convicted, he could face up to 7½ years in prison and $13,000 in fines.

According to the criminal complaint:

Weber was pulled over at 1:38 a.m. Saturday near Rivera Drive and South Grand Avenue and the officer immediately noticed a strong odor of intoxicants coming from the car and that Weber had slurred speech.

Weber also admitted he was supposed to have an ignition interlock device installed in his car but didn’t. He performed several field sobriety tests, which he then failed, and had a blood alcohol level of 0.18 percent at the time of the incident.

Weber was previously convicted of drunken driving in 1997, 1998, 2005 and 2010. The legal limit is .02 percent after three operating while intoxicated convictions.