Drunken Driver Ends Up In Front Yard: Report

WHITEFISH BAY, WI — A drunken driver ended up in a front yard, and was later arrested, police said.

According to Whitefish Bay police call logs, an officer was on patrol in the area of E. Henry Clay Street and N. Lake Drive just after 11 p.m. on Dec. 26.

Police said the officer stopped a 25-year-old Delafield woman who was behind the wheel of a gray Ford in the front yard of a home on the 1500 E. Henry Clay Street after the officer saw the driver driving over the center line of the road.

According to police, the driver failed to negotiate the curve on E. Henry Clay Street and drove into the front yard. The driver was arrested on suspicion of her first drunken driving offense.

Police said the woman submitted to a preliminary breath test and returned a blood alcohol concentration of 0.19 - more than double for drunken driving in Wisconsin.