From Brookfield Now: A 45-year-old man was arrested for drunken driving in an electric wheelchair after he bumped into cars as he crossed Bluemound Road on May 23, a Brookfield police official said.
The man - who had been receiving treatment at a rehabilitation center - had previously received several warnings for operating the wheelchair while intoxicated, according to Police Capt. Jim Adlam.
Officers were called to the 18000 block of Bluemound Road just before 7 p.m. May 23 to check his welfare, according to a police report.
"People were worried he was going to get killed crossing the road," Adlam said.
The man's wheelchair struck several cars, causing "scratches and dings," as he crossed the busy highway, Adlam said.
Responding officers arrested him on a third offense of drunken driving and took him to Elmbrook Memorial for a blood draw. http://www.brookfieldnow.com/news/122906648.html
The street where this guy was crossing is a very busy road, a 6 lane highway, so he was putting people in danger.
But getting a DUI in a wheelchair seems a bit strong when he could have been charged with other things like public drunkenness or disorderly conduct.
But in Wisconsin, they take seriously- they have even given DUI tickets to people who ride riding lawnmowers.
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