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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Wrong-Way Freeway Driver Charged With Drunken Driving

A 41-year-old Waukesha man realized he got on the wrong way, then did a U-turn at the top of the off ramp right in front of a Racine County sheriff's deputy, according to a criminal complaint.

A 41-year-old Waukesha man is accused of driving drunk and nearly onto the expressway the wrong way in Racine County. Clever A. Escobar was charged in Racine County Circuit Court on Monday with one count of fourth offense operating while intoxicated with a minor in the vehicle. If convicted, he faces up to two years in prison and $4,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Sunday, a Racine County sheriff’s deputy was travelling northbound on Interstate-94 near the 7 Mile Road off ramp, when he spotted a car driven by Escobar traveling up the ramp. Escobar completed a U-turn and drove the correct way onto westbound I-94, but was pulled over by the deputy. Escobar appeared intoxicated and his teenage daughter was in the …

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Striking Curb Leads to OWI, Drug Charges

Waukesha man is charged after he allegedly hits a curb in front of a cop while driving through the city.

A 27-year-old Waukesha man is facing charges alleging he hit a curb in front of a cop while driving drunk with drugs in his car. David W. Sevallius was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Tuesday with one count of second offense possession of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, one count of possession of drug paraphernalia and one count of second offense operating while intoxicated. If convicted, he faces up to four years in prison and $11,600 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Sept 18, a Waukesha police officer was on patrol when she spotted Sevallius take a right turn onto St. Paul Avenue and hit the curb on the median, then keep going. The officer sped up to catch the car and she found it coming out of the Kohl’…

Monday, June 18, 2012

Waukesha Man Busted in Fox Point with Twice the Legal Alcohol Limit

He's now facing up to six months in prison and $1,100 in fines if convicted of his second OWI. He told police he'd only had four or five beers, but those were enough to help him fail his field sobriety tests.

A 33-year-old Waukesha man is facing his second round of drunk driving charges after he was caught traveling through Fox Point.  Jason E. Des Jardins was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Friday with one count of second offense operating while intoxicated and one count of operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration. If convicted, he faces up to six months in prison and $1,100 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On May 22, a Fox Point police officer was on patrol in the 7900 block of North Port Washington Road when he saw Des Jardins travelling southbound. The officer discovered Des Jardins had a suspended drivers license and pulled him over. Des Jardins smelled of alcohol and told the officer he …

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