Man Busted for Drunk Driving in His Wheelchair on Interstate
MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee County Sheriff's deputies have arrested a man in a motorized wheelchair for allegedly driving the thing while drunk.
Deputies say they spotted Daniel Samplaski, 35, on his scooter in heavy fog around 2:30 Friday morning. He was on a ramp in the Marquette Interchange coming from the north and heading east. According to a sheriff's department spokeswoman he was in a lane of traffic at the time.
The sheriff's department says Samplaski took a potable breathalyzer and blew a .23 which is about three times the legal limit of .08. He's being held in the Milwaukee County Jail.
Deputies say Samplaski has four prior convictions for drunk driving.
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