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Fifth Offense Owi

Monday, September 17, 2012

Police Pursuit, Crash Leads to Man's Fifth OWI Arrest

A 44-year-old Franksville resident was seen speeding on I-94 in Oak Creek and eventually crashed his car following a high-speed chase.

A driver speeding on Interstate 94 in Oak Creek crashed his vehicle after a police pursuit Sunday night and was arrested for his fifth drunken-driving offense. According to a Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office news release: A Milwaukee County sheriff's deputy saw a vehicle pass him at a high rate of speed on I-94 near W. Rawson Avenue just before 11 p.m. The deputy activated his lights and siren, but the driver, later identified as 44-year-old Brent Fruth, failed to stop. Oak Creek police and the Racine County Sheriff's Department were advised of the pursuit. Fruth exited at Highway G traveling about 90 mph. Due to safety concerns, the deputy stopped his pursuit. However, Caledonia police soon found the vehicle after it crashed into a …

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Oak Creek Police Department (in Oak Creek Patch)

Dirk

11:00 am on Tuesday, September 18, 2012

When will he be put into p-r-i-s-o-n? This individual is obviously a public danger.   more ›

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Man Charged With 5th OWI in Caledonia

Suspect runs a red light on Highway 38 Wednesday then cuts off another car in a roundabout.

A 55-year-old Racine man is facing felony drunk driving charges after he allegedly ran a red light in Caledonia Wednesday night. Thomas Santiago was charged in Racine County Circuit Court Thursday with one count of fifth offense operating while intoxicated. If convicted, he faces up to six years in prison and $10,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: At 9:56 p.m. Wednesday, a Caledonia police officer was on patrol when he spotted Santiago going westbound on Highway 38 and run a red light. The officer then began to follow Santiago and saw him cut off another car while going through a roundabout. The officer pulled Santiago over who smelled of alcohol and was fidgety. He said he was on his way home from a place in Kenosha. …

Jay Warner

3:09 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Mr. Santiago was picked up for OWI in '90, '95, '97, and '98. But not again until '12. Did they have interlocks for ignitions in '98? Did he get his driver's license back, ever, after that string of offenses? Do we have reason to believe that he got his act together then? How long do you have to demonstrate that you are 'clean' before those earlier OWI cases get dropped from the record? Before we…   more ›

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