Crime & Safety
Muskego Woman Charged After Drugged Driving on I-94
Suspect, 26, told police she though she was on northbound I-43 and on her way to visit a friend in Milwaukee.
A 36-year-old Muskego woman is facing charges after she was driving very slowly down I-94 after taking pills.
Sarah K. Frey was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Wednesday with one count of possession of a controlled substance, one count of possession of drug paraphernalia and one count of second offense operating while intoxicated. If convicted, she faces up to eight months in prison and $2,100 in fines.
According to the criminal complaint:
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At 12:04 a.m. Jan. 19, police were called when drivers near 124th Street reported a car driving erratically in the westbound lane. The caller said the car had nearly hit other cars and its speed had varied between 25 miles per hour and 70 miles per hour.
When police found the car, they spotted it driving between the center lane and right lane while doing 20 miles per hour.
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Police tried to pull the car over, but Frey kept driving for another tenth of a mile. When she did come to a stop, she didn’t pull over to the shoulder.
An officer approached the car on the passenger side, but Frey, who had extremely bloodshot eyes and a runny nose, was unable figure out how to open the window.
Another officer approached the driver’s side of the car and told Frey to put it in park, however, she didn’t comprehend the command, so the officer had to reach in and put the car in park for her.
When an officer went back to a squad to check out Frey’s ID, she put the car back in drive and began to drive away at 5 miles per hour, but eventually stopped after 300 yards.
Frey told officers she took an Ambien before driving and hadn’t been drinking. She also told police she was going to visit a friend in Milwaukee and she was currently driving on northbound I-43.
She failed a field sobriety test and a blood test showed she had morphine, Cyclobenzaprine and Zolpidemin in her system at the time. Officers found a prescription pill bottle for Oxycontin with Suboxone pills inside, a straw used to snort pills and a Zanax pill in her purse.
She will make her initial appearance in court April 17.