Always a Bad Idea: Drunk Driver Passes Sheriff's Squad Car, Gets Arrested

GREENFIELD -- Milwaukee County Sheriff's deputies arrested a New Berlin man after he was caught drunk driving in Greenfield.

At 1:15 a.m., a sheriff’s deputy stopped a vehicle on I-43 eastbound at 108th Street in Greenfield after it passed his squad at a high rate of speed.

Wayne J. Moon, age 54, of New Berlin, was arrested for DUI-5th offense. He said he had four, five, or maybe eight beers, and did not know his home address or where he was going. He tested a .15 on the preliminary breath test (PBT).

Moon’s previous convictions were in April 2001, June 2002, June 2004 and February 2008.

If convicted of the DUI-5th offense, a Class H Felony, Moon could be imprisoned for up to six years.

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