Two Arrested for Third Offense Drunken Driving

A 25-year-old Fox Point man arrested for his third drunken driving offense Sunday morning after crashing into and ripping two traffic signals poles from the ground, wasn’t the only driver taken into custody for operating while intoxicated last week.

Police arrived to the scene of the accident near the intersection of East Capitol Drive and North Oakland Avenue at 3:35 a.m. to find the two poles lying in the road and the driver’s car stopped in the 3500 block of Oakland Avenue, with front-end damage and the Fox Point man still in the car.

Police say the man failed a field sobriety test and authorities are waiting on the results of blood test to determine his blood alcohol content at the time of the accident.

On Friday, police stopped a 36-year-old Shorewood woman for speeding and subsequently arrested her after a Breathalyzer revealed she was driving with a .09 blood alcohol content.

The woman was initially spotted speeding in the 1100 block of East Capitol Drive at 2:52 a.m., and eventually pulled over in the 1400 block of East Elmdale Court. Police say she had bloodshot eyes, smelled like alcohol and slurred her speech. She failed a field sobriety test. It’s the woman’s first such offense.

Earlier in the week, a 32-year-old Saukville man was arrested for operating while intoxicated for the third time and possession of marijuana during a traffic stop.

The man was stopped in the 4000 block of North Lake Drive for driving 46 mph in a 30 mph zone at 3:52 a.m. on Tuesday.

Police say he smelled of alcohol and slurred his speech. He failed a field sobriety test and during a search, police found a baggy containing marijuana in a pocket. He had a .20 blood alcohol content, police say.