Crime & Safety
Shorewood Police Arrest Two for Drunken Driving
One motorist was Tennessee woman whose blood alcohol level was four times the legal limit.
Shorewood police arrested two for drunken driving late last week.
On Thursday, police followed a 57-year-old Tennessee woman as she swerved her way through the village.
Police say the woman was all over the road, crossing over the median and signaling for left turns when there wasn’t an option to make the turn. Police say she smelled of alcohol and slurred her speech when they pulled her over in the 200 block of East Hampton Avenue.
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She couldn’t stand up without leaning on a car, failed a sobriety test with a 0.32 blood alcohol content - four times the legal limit - and was arrested for operating while intoxicated. It’s her first offense.
On Saturday, a 26-year-old Oak Creek man was arrested for operating while intoxicated. After being pulled over for speeding, police noticed the man smelled like alcohol and slurred his speech. He failed a sobriety test and had a 0.11 blood alcohol content. It’s his first drunken driving offense.
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