Man Charged in Drunk Caledonia Crash

A 20-year-old Racine man is facing multiple charges after he wrecked his car while driving drunk in Caledonia and needed to be taken to the hospital via Flight For Life.

Joshua R. Larson was charged in Racine County Circuit Court Tuesday with one count of second offense operating while intoxicated, one count of operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration and two counts of felony bail jumping. If convicted, he faces up to seven years in prison and $12,200 in fines.

According to the criminal complaint:

Witnesses reported at 12:06 a.m. May 21, Larson was driving a Chevrolet Camero at 80 to 100 miles per hour in the 7700 block of Highway 32 when his car left the road, smashed through a telephone pole, then continued into a corn field. The bottom half of the pole was lying east of Douglas Avenue, while the top half was still suspended by telephone wires.

Larson had to be extricated from his car and was then taken to Froedtert Hospital via Flight For Life. He was administered a blood test at the hospital, which revealed a blood alcohol level of 0.146, which is well over the legal limit of 0.08 to drive in Wisconsin.

Larson had been out on bail since April 2 for a pending burglary charge against him and now faces the two felony bail jumping charges for breaking the provisions of the release.

He failed to appear in court Thursday and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.