OAK CREEK, Wis. (WFRV) – While officers in southeastern Wisconsin were investigating a man driving on railroad tracks early Sunday morning, his friends showed up to get him, leading to OWI arrests for both drivers.
According to the Oak Creek Police Department, third shift officers made three Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) arrests within 30 minutes on April 6.
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Officers were first called to a gas station for a fight inside a commercial vehicle. That driver was subsequently arrested for OWI. During the investigation, officers got a report of a vehicle on the railroad tracks near East Drexel Avenue.
When officers got to the scene and began their investigation of the vehicle on the railroad tracks, the driver’s friends reportedly arrived at the scene, allegedly trying to pick him up.
Both drivers were eventually arrested for OWI. Officers noted that the friend of the driver on the railroad tracks allegedly had a blood alcohol content of over double the legal limit.
Tonight hasn’t been typical of our community. Even so, please plan your night before you start drinking. Please use sober drivers, ridesharing services, and other transportation so we can all get where we’re going, unhurt.
Oak Creek Police Department
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