A Racine man is facing his third OWI charge after allegedly crashing through a fence and into the pool at a residence in Caledonia. Austin Pemberton was charged Thursday in Racine County Circuit Court with a single count of misdemeanor operating while under the influence as a third offense. If convicted, he faces up to […]
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Police: Man with 3x legal limit facing 3rd OWI
Sturtevant Police say a Mount Pleasant man had a blood-alcohol level almost three times the legal limit Wednesday when they pulled him over on Highway H. Charles Kaplan was charged Friday in Racine County Circuit Court with one misdemeanor each of driving while intoxicated as a third offense, failure to install an ignition interlock device, […]
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Racine Man with Revoked License Charged with 6th OWI
A Racine man driving on a revoked license and with a blood-alcohol restriction is facing more than 10 years in prison after being charged with his sixth drunk driving offense. George Kramer will be charged Wednesday in Racine County Circuit Court with one count each of felony operating under the influence—5th or 6th offense and […]
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‘Passed Out’ Driver at Drive-Through Becomes OWI Arrest
WATERFORD – A driver, reported to be “passed out” at a fast-food restaurant drive-through here late Tuesday, was arrested for Operating While Impaired (4th offense). The Racine County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call to the McDonald’s drive-through, 815 Fox Lane, shortly before midnight Tuesday. Deputies found a man sleeping in the driver’s seat of […]
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Crash Damages House; Driver Charged With OWI
RACINE – A Racine woman was charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated-third offense after a crash that damaged a house in the 2300 block of Kinzie Avenue here Tuesday afternoon. Brenda Katherine Gillespie, 63, of Racine, was also charged with possession of narcotic drugs-second offense and […]
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Woman Hits Police Squad; Charged With OWI
MOUNT PLEASANT – A Racine woman was charged with Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated (OWI)-third offense. This was after allegedly hitting a police squad here early Thursday. A Mount Pleasant Police Department officer was conducting a traffic stop in the 6900 block of Washington Avenue (Highway 20) at 2:23 a.m. That’s when Amy Tremmel, […]
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OWI Arrest: Two Children, Handgun in Vehicle
RACINE COUNTY – A 28-year-old woman from Lomira was in custody Saturday after being arrested on I-94/41 Friday night for Operating While Intoxicated and having her two children and a loaded handgun in the vehicle. The Racine County Sheriff’s Office reported that the Communications Center received a 911 call at 10:18 p.m. Friday of a […]
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Three arrested in Mount Pleasant following fiery three-vehicle crash
MOUNT PLEASANT – Police arrested all three drivers following a fiery three-vehicle wreck near the intersection of Durand Avenue and Sheridan Road early Sunday morning, authorities said. Christopher Sanchez, 33, Kraig Herbrechtsmeir, 56, and Herbert Aguirre-Lopez, 45, all face operating while intoxicated charges connected to the wreck. The crash happened about 2:47 a.m., according to […]
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Man Sleeping in Car Arrested on 7th OWI
ROCHESTER – A Yorkville man found sleeping in a car parked at a gas station here Tuesday was arrested on a 7th offense of Operating While Impaired, according to the Racine County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were summoned at 11:21 a.m. when a citizen contacted the Racine County Communications Center about a man seen sleeping in […]
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Man threatens deputy, brags about criminal record while being arrested for 3rd drunken driving offense
NORWAY ⏤ A 39-year-old Burlington man allegedly threatened a deputy and bragged about his criminal record during an arrest for his third drunken driving offense Monday. The Racine County District Attorney’s office has charged Jeffrey Willis with: Threat to a law enforcement officer, a felony;Resisting an officer, a misdemeanor;And operating a motor vehicle while under […]
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Pleasant Prairie woman faces OWI in Yorkville crash
Here’s what the Racine County Sheriff’s office is reporting: (Image Via Shutterstock) YORKVILLE ⏤ A Pleasant Prairie woman faces her first operating while intoxicated charge following a crash on I-94 early Sunday. Rashae Ashanti Martin, 18, faces a slew of traffic violations in the crash. Those charges include: deviation from designated lane; operator violate red […]
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Union Grove man charged with OWI in rollover crash
A Union Grove man faces a drunken driving charge after allegedly rolling his vehicle in a crash on Vine Street in the village Monday. Racine County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to the 1300 block of Vine shortly after midnight Monday. There, they found Anthony G. Skokut, 28, speaking to residents. Skokut’s blue 2010 Honda CR-V […]
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Overturned Semi Closes Interstate; OWI Charge For Driver
RACINE COUNTY – An overturned tractor-trailer closed the southbound lanes of Interstate 94/41 for about 3 ½ hours early Sunday and resulted in the driver being charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated (OWI). The Racine County Sheriff’s Office was called to the southbound exit ramp of Highway KR about 3 a.m. Sunday. The truck […]
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Racine Man Charged With 5th OWI
RAYMOND – Racine County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Racine man – Thomas J. Kosiski, 50 – on charges of Felony Operating While Impaired 5th Offense following a Wednesday night single-vehicle accident in the Village of Raymond. According to a Sheriff’s Office news release, deputies responded to call about 10:55 p.m. that a vehicle had crashed […]
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Kansasville man jailed for operating while intoxicated, leaving child home alone
A Racine County Deputy on routine patrol in the Town of Kansasville Sunday evening at approximately 7 p.m. observed a Ford Taurus traveling at a high rate of speed, and well over the posted 25 mile-per-hour speed limit in a residential area. The deputy stopped the vehicle, which was being operated by Nathan T. Hansen, […]