Sunday at 3:45 AM, a Milwaukee County Sheriff's Deputy spotted a disabled vehicle out of traffic on I-43 southbound at S. 6th Street. The car was running, and the driver was slumped over in the driver’s seat. 49-year-old Samuel L. Perkins from Brown Deer was uncooperative during field sobriety tests and said, “I had a lot to drink.”

Perkins was arrested for his 7th DUI offense, a Class G felony, punishable by up to ten years in prison, if convicted. 

His prior convictions occurred in July 1996, October 1996, April 1999, May 1999, June 1999 and October 2011.