Wisconsin Man Charged with OUI after Driving Motorized Scooter onto Highway
Posted on Feb 23, 2010 3:11pm PST
state of Wisconsin, a man took operating while intoxicated to a whole new level by driving his motorized three wheel scooter onto the Marquette Interchange, a highly trafficked express way in Milwaukee.
According to news sources, 35 year old Daniel Samplanski, was charged with OUI this past Tuesday after driving his scooter onto the highway. When police spotted him, they asked him how he managed to get his scooter from I-43 to I-794, but he was too drunk to explain how he did it. What he did tell police was that the scooter belonged to a friend of his and that he had consumed a 12 pack of beer prior to operating it.
Samplanski told deputies, "I got confused. I'm drunk. What am I doing on the (expletive) freeway? I am trying get off." Police reports reveal that in the past 10 years, Samplanski has been convicted of Dui 4 times. If he is convicted for his most recent OWI charges, he will face up to 6 years in prison.
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