Wisconsin man with revoked license arrested on 5th OWI charge, pulled into random driveway
WYOCENA, Wis. (WFRV) – A driver in southcentral Wisconsin, who reportedly tried to avoid being pulled over by pulling into a random driveway, was arrested for felony OWI, his fifth offense.
According to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, around 10:20 p.m. on Tuesday, October 22, a deputy on patrol in the Town of Wyocena noticed a vehicle with an equipment violation and attempted a traffic stop.
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Authorities say that the driver, later identified as 42-year-old Brandon Tomlinson, allegedly seemed to avoid having the deputy travel behind him. Tomlinson reportedly pulled into a random driveway, leading to a traffic stop.
When the deputy made contact with Tomlinson, he reportedly noticed numerous indicators that Tomlinson was under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
After a subsequent OWI investigation, Tomlinson was arrested on the following charges:
Operating While Intoxicated, 5th Offense
Operating After Revocation, OWI-Related
Failure to Install an Ignition Interlock Device
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Identifying and removing impaired drivers from our roadways is a top priority of the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. Holding these impaired drivers accountable for their dangerous decision to drive while impaired increases the safety of our law-abiding residents and visitors and decreases crashes that lead to unnecessary injury and death on our roadways.
Columbia County Sheriff’s Office
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