DUI 3rd Offense for Wisconsin Politician
According to the Associated Press, Tomah Alderman Dennis Workman has been charged for the 3rd time with DUI. On January 10th he was pulled over due to a defective license plate lamp, when police discovered he had been drinking.
We all make mistakes, sometimes repeatedly and this goes to show that even prominent public officials can make mistakes in trying to skirt Wisconsin’s drunk driving laws. Sometimes in takes people several times before they learn a lesson.
On this occasion, Workman’s blood alcohol level registered at .11 percent on one of two breath tests. In Wisconsin, the legal limit is .08 percent. Police say that Workman stated he had just had dinner with his wife before getting pulled over.
Laws in Wisconsin are unique in that a first offense OWI and even a second offense can be treated as a first offense when it comes to penalties. However, once you are charged with third offense DUI, those second chances are over.
A 3rd offense OWI/DUI conviction could land Workman with fines from $600 to $2,000 as well as jail time up to one year and a driver’s license suspension of 2 to 3 years. That’s a serious penalty for anyone.
Unlike regular folk, Alderman Workman gets his DUI story printed in the news and recopied all over the country. The shame and stress are about the same for anyone charged with DUI. An experienced and aggressive criminal defense and a lesson learned will benefit him and anyone else facing charges like these in Wisconsin criminal courts.
