Suspected drunk driver arrested after driving wrong way on I-94 near VP Harris' motorcade
Updated: Oct. 25, 2024
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Formal charges have been filed against a 55-year-old Milwaukee man accused of driving the wrong way on the freeway and passing within feet of Vice President Kamala Harris' motorcade.
Wayne Wacker has been charged with second-degree recklessly endangering safety.
According to a criminal complaint, Wacker told investigators he had no recollection of entering the freeway or almost striking another vehicle. He reportedly stated he did not know Harris was in Milwaukee and he had no intention of harmed her or anybody on her campaign.
Wacker's preliminary breath test he took following the crash, according to the complaint, resulted in a reading of .252.
Published: Oct. 22, 2024
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.