Oak Creek Driver Passed Out In Running Car: Police

OAK CREEK, WI — Police in Oak Creek say they had to pound on the car window to wake a woman who had passed out behind the wheel of a running car last week in an apparent drunken driving incident.

According to Oak Creek police call logs, a concerned citizen called police just after 2 a.m. on Feb. 21 to report a potentially impaired driver heading south on Howell Ave. from Forest Hill Ave., saying that the driver was swerving, changing speeds, and nearly sideswiped another car.

Police said they found the suspect's vehicle in a parking lot on W. Sunnyview Drive. The officer who spotted the car said the driver was passed out with her face against the steering wheel while the car was still running.

According to police, the officer woke the driver up by pounding on the window. Police said the driver, a 36-year-old Oak Creek woman, admitted to drinking beer and whiskey at the 42 lounge.

According to police, an officer found a flask which contained Jack Daniels whiskey. Police said the woman failed field sobriety tests and returned a .149 blood alcohol concentration on a preliminary breath test - which is greater than Wisconsin's legal limit for drunken driving.

According to police, the woman was cited for her first drunken driving offense.