Greenfield Man Charged in 27th Street Accident

updated 5:50 p.m. Monday

A 46-year-old Greenfield man who allegedly struck a vehicle at 27th and College Saturday and fled on foot to his home was charged Monday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court.

Daniel A. Rickert has been charged with one count of failure of duty upon striking an occupied vehicle, one count of third-offense operating while intoxicated and one count of operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited blood alcohol concentration. If convicted, he faces up to 2 ½ years in prison and $5,000 in fines.

According to a police report, Rickert was traveling northbound in the 6300 block of S. 27th St. about 12:20 p.m. Saturday when he rear-ended a car making a U-turn.

Rickert then got out of his truck and talked to the victim, according to a criminal complaint, but got back into his truck and drove off without providing any information.

A witness to the accident followed Rickert, who drove a couple blocks away, parked his truck and began walking to his residence on 39th Street in Greenfield, the complaint said.

When officers found him at home, he admitted to driving drunk, saying “I’m soaked and messed up” and he panicked after hitting the car, according to the complaint. He had a blood alcohol level of 0.23 at the time of the incident, which is nearly three times the legal limit to drive in Wisconsin.

Rickert is currently being held in Milwaukee County Jail on $600 cash bond.