Three-Fisted Drinker Stopped After Hit And Run Crash, Police Say

An Oak Creek woman, who allegedly had been drinking, backed into a van in Mount Pleasant and then left the scene with an open half-six pack of beer in her car, according to a report by the Caledonia Police Department.

The 42-year-old woman was cited for suspicion of drunk driving – second offense, unsafe backing and a municipal charge for hit and run, unattended vehicle.

She backed into a van, but didn’t stop and the owner of the vehicle followed her, according to Sgt. Eric Relich, of the Mount Pleasant Police Department.

“But she ignored him,” Relich said. “He followed her and eventually Mount Pleasant and Caledonia police officers stopped her in Caledonia."

She was seen driving her car northbound on Highway 31 at Valley Road in Caledonia at 4:25 p.m. July 4.

Not pulling over right away, the woman drove into a parking lot and continued driving slowly before she came to a stop in the 4500 block of Highway 31, according to a report by the Caledonia Police Department.

The woman told the police “she bumped a van backing up” and “did not stop to leave information on the vehicle.” The officer found three open beer cans in the car. She was turned over to the Mount Pleasant Police Department for their investigation.