OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) – A pair of crashes with suspected drunken drivers over the past few days involved Outagamie County sheriff’s squad cars.
According to authorities, the first crash happened around 2:15 a.m. Sunday on Stoney Brook Road in the Town of Buchanan. The squad car, which had pulled over a vehicle and had its emergency lights on, was slammed into from behind by another vehicle.
The deputy suffered minor injuries. That driver was arrested on suspicion of OWI causing injury and cited for inattentive driving.
The second crash happened on Highway 47 in the Town of Center around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. A deputy in a marked squad car was driving south on Highway 47 when they noticed an oncoming vehicle crossed the center line and coming right at them. The deputy tried to swerve to miss the vehicle but couldn’t completely avoid it.
The driver’s sides of both vehicles were damaged. The deputy was eventually able to pull the driver over, and the driver was arrested on suspicion of 1st offense OWI.
