Drunk Driver Arrested With 4-Year-Old Son, 2 Loaded Guns In Car: Police

OAK CREEK, WI — Oak Creek police say they arrested a wrong-way driver after he hit a civilian car, a police squad and a utility pole. When police investigated, they reported that the man was drunk, had two loaded weapons, and was traveling with his 4-year-old son.

Oak Creek police were dispatched on a report of a vehicle driving east in westbound lanes along the 1300 block of W. Ryan Rd. just before 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 8.

According to police reports, an officer saw the vehicle driving the wrong way on the highway. As the officer activated his lights and sirens, the wrong-way vehicle collided head-on with a vehicle driving west on the highway.

Reports indicated that the suspect’s vehicle managed to flee the scene of that crash, only to crash into a utility pole, knocking it over. The driver continued driving the wrong way on Ryan Rd., and struck an Oak Creek police officer’s squad head-on, disabling the wrong-way vehicle for good.

Police took the driver of the vehicle into custody at the scene of the crash with the squad car. During a search of the driver, police found a loaded firearm in his front pocket. A search of his vehicle produced a loaded 9 mm handgun in the glove box, and a 4-year-old boy in the rear seat that was identified as the driver’s son, according to reports.

According to police reports, the 4-year-old’s mother was contacted by police, and she arrived at the scene to take custody of the boy. The suspect consented to a chemical test, and was transported to the Oak Creek police department for a breath test. The results of his preliminary breath test resulted in a 0.21 blood alcohol concentration, which is more than double the legal limit in Wisconsin for operating while intoxicated.

Oak Creek police recommended the following charges to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s office: carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a firearm while intoxicated, recklessly endangering safety, hit-and-run, and operating while intoxicated with a passenger less than 16 years of age.

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