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Sheriff: Woman arrested for OWI has kids in car, kicked deputy
By FOX6 News Digital Team
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RACINE COUNTY, Wis. - A 28-year-old Lomira woman was arrested Friday, April 2 for operating while intoxicated on I-41 near the Milwaukee/Racine county line.
According to the Racine County Sheriff s Office, a complainant stated the woman s SUV was serving all over the road around 10:15 p.m..
A responding deputy later saw the SUV nearly strike the median wall and conducted a traffic stop. The woman had her two children ages 8 and 3 in the car.
After being conveyed to the hospital, the sheriff s office states the woman kicked a deputy and attempted to bite a nurse.
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1 arrested after hit-and-run crash, fleeing from deputies in Racine County
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Michael Leibundgut
RACINE COUNTY, Wis. - A Milwaukee man was taken into custody Monday, March 15 following a hit-and-run crash and pursuit in Racine County.
According to authorities, around 6 p.m., the Racine County Communications Center received a call that a black Ford Taurus hit a pickup truck while traveling southbound on I-94 and fled the scene at a high rate of speed.
The Ford Taurus was seen by a caller exiting I-94 at State Highway 20.
A deputy located the fleeing vehicle on State Highway 20 as it passed under I-94 eastbound. The deputy initiated a traffic stop on the Ford Taurus upon locating it. When the traffic stop was initiated, the Ford Taurus fled northbound onto I-94 with deputies in pursuit.