December 17, 2021 6:30 PM
Posted: December 17, 2021 6:30 PM
Updated: December 17, 2021 10:02 PM
WISC-TV / Channel3000.com
POYNETTE, Wis. — A 27-year-old Iowa man was arrested Friday evening after the Wisconsin State Patrol said he led them on a pursuit along Interstate 39/90/94 while under the influence behind the wheel of a semi truck.
The state patrol said it received a complaint around 5:55 p.m. of the semi passing traffic on the shoulder of the interstate near DeForest. Troopers saw the driver driving at a high rate of speed and tried to pull him over near State Highway 60 in Columbia County.
Instead of stopping, the agency said the driver led them on a pursuit, eventually stopping across the northbound lanes near County Highway CS west of Poynette.
Troopers arrested the driver at the scene after he showed signs of impairment. The state patrol said he was booked into the Columbia County Jail on charges of eluding, first-offense operating while intoxicated, possession of methamphetamine, THC and drug paraphernalia.
All northbound lanes were briefly blocked near County Highway CS, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
The incident was reported around 6:10 p.m. By just before 7 p.m., the road had reopened.
News 3 Now is not naming the driver as part of a policy to not name suspects until they are formally charged.
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Source: https://www.channel3000.com/nb-i-39-90-94-blocked-in-columbia-co-due-to-law-enforcement-incident/
