Crime & Safety
Waukesha Man Faces 4th Drunken Driving Offense
Ryan R. Carow, 32, tells Waukesha County deputy he had "more than I should have" before driving home, according to a complaint.
A 32-year-old Waukesha man who was caught speeding on Redford Boulevard in City of Pewaukee is now charged with his fourth drunken driving offense.
Ryan R. Carow was charged Monday with operating while intoxicated-fourth offense. If convicted, he faces up to three years in prison and $10,000 in fines.
Carow was pulled over at 2:03 a.m. Monday after driving 61 mph in a 45 mph speed limit and crossing the center line several times, although he didn’t immediately stop for the Waukesha County deputy, according to the complaint.
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Carow smelled like intoxicants and spoke with a thick, slurred speech, the complaint states. He told the deputy he had seven to eight beers about an hour before driving home.
“More than I should have,” Carow told the deputy.
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Carow failed his field sobriety test and had a .157 percent blood alcohol concentration, the complaint states.
Carow previously drove while intoxicated in May 2000, October 2002 and May 2009.
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