Alleged Drunk Driver Hit Oak Creek Fire Hydrant

A 48-year-old Oak Creek woman is facing her third drunken driving charge after police say she ran over a fire hydrant Friday.

Christine L. Twinem was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Sunday with third-offense operating while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration. If convicted, she faces up to one year in county jail and $2,000 in fines.

According to the criminal complaint:

An Oak Creek police officer was in the 100 block of W. Centennial Drive when he noticed a fire hydrant knocked over and Twinem's car parked nearby. When he asked her if she hit the hydrant, Twinem said she did while making a wide turn.

However, the officer smelled alcohol on Twinem and had her perform field sobriety tests, which she failed. She had a blood alcohol level of 0.24, three times the legal limit to drive in Wisconsin.

Twinem was previously convicted of OWI in 2001 and 2010. She was assigned a $500 signature bond.

While she awaits trial, she was ordered supervision by the Justice 2000 program, a nonprofit group that promotes the safe release and community integration of criminal offenders.