In addition to regulating the heavy traffic and helping travelers make it through the severe weather, Dane County Sheriff's Deputies made eight arrests involving intoxicated drivers over the past weekend.
Deputies responded to a one-vehicle crash at State Trunk Highway 73 and County Trunk Highway A Friday night, Dane County Sheriff Department spokesperson Elise Schaffer said.
The driver, Scott Taylor, was pinned inside the vehicle. Taylor sustained serious injuries in the accident and was transported to Janesville's Mercy Hospital. He was also arrested for his fourth Operating While Intoxicated offense, according to the report.
There were also deputies working overtime on an OWI grant Saturday night, Schaffer said.
""Deputies working that grant made four OWI arrests, including one felony arrest,"" Schaffer said in a statement.
Additionally one of the Sheriff's deputies investigated a snowmobiler off a trail in the town of Windsor Monday night. The snowmobiler fled south towards Windsor Road, Schaffer said.
The driver, Scott Brumm, then attempted to go into a house, but the deputy caught him before he made it into the house. Brumm was arrested for operating a snowmobile while intoxicated, Schaffer said.
Some members of the Assembly including former member of the Dane County Board of Supervisors, state Sen. Terese Bereau, D-Madison, and state Sen. Daniel LeMahieu, R-Cascade, support the lowering of the felony OWI from fifth offense to third offense.
""At three times it's obvious you have a problem,"" Bereau said in a statement.
—Maggie DeGroot
