Scott Hein PC: Fox 11 Online
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Scott Hein was sentenced Monday to four years in prison for his 12th drunk driving offense – an arrest made after a fast-food worker called police noticed him drunk in the drive-through.
Hein, 53, pleaded no contest to operating while intoxicated, 12th offense, and bail jumping. The OWI incident happened March 25, 2023.
In addition to the prison time, he was fined $1,000, placed on extended supervision for five years, then probation for three years, and his driver’s license was suspended for three years, by Judge Raymond Huber.
Before the sentence was issued, Hein did not comment on the charges.
Judge Huber called the incident “extremely disconcerting,” while structuring the sentence with eight years of state supervision to help him maintain sobriety.
“You need to make a commitment today to never drink again,” the judge said.
According to the criminal complaint, police were called after a Hardee’s worker noticed “open intoxicants” in the car, plus Hein had slurred speech, leading to a belief he may have been intoxicated.
The officer noticed several empty beer cans and bottles in the vehicle. Hein said he had two beers in Manawa about four hours before.
While a preliminary breath test revealed a BAC of .071 — lower than the normal drunken driving standard of .08 — because of his prior convictions, Hein’s maximum allowable BAC was .02, the complaint states. In court Monday, prosecutor Charles Simono said the BAC was .088.
Hein had a valid driver’s license when arrested.
He has OWI or PAC convictions in 1990, 1993, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2007 and 2013.
Hein was convicted of his 11th drunken driving offense in 2013 and was sentenced to four years in prison, according to the complaint.
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