Suspected drunk driver arrested after driving wrong way on I-94 near VP Harris' motorcade

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Law enforcement officials took a driver into custody for driving under the influence Monday, after the Secret Service says they were traveling in the opposite direction on the highway while Vice President Harris was in her motorcade. 

The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office says just before 8:30 p.m., an SUV driven by a 55-year-old Milwaukee man was seen traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-94 at the Marquette Interchange, approaching the motorcade. 

Deputies stopped the SUV as it drew closer and observed an "open intoxicant" in the vehicle. A field sobriety test was conducted and the driver was taken into custody on recommended charges of operating while intoxicated and recklessly endangering. 

In a statement Tuesday night, the Secret Service said in part:

"We are grateful to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office for its response which allowed them to stop the motorist and take the driver into custody for DUI."

Vice President Harris was in Wisconsin Monday evening as part of a campaign stop in Brookfield with Liz Cheney.