Crime & Safety

Man Charged With Third OWI After Accident at Saloon

Police say 64-year-old Milwaukee man was drunk when he hit a motorcycle with his truck Friday night at The Saloon.

A 64-year-old Milwaukee man has been charged with his third drunken-driving offense after he allegedly struck a motorcycle in the parking lot of , 120 E. Rawson Ave.

Daniel Broetzmann was charged Saturday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court with operating while intoxicated and operating with a prohibited alcohol content.

According to an Oak Creek police report, a witness said Broetzmann backed his truck into a motorcycle that was legally parked in the Saloon lot. The accident caused moderate damage to the front and left side of the motorcycle.

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Officers arrived at the scene and found Broetzmann to be intoxicated, the report said, and took him to the hospital for a blood draw.

According to a criminal complaint, he had a preliminary blood-alcohol content of .23.

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Broetzmann is due back in court July 25 for a pre-trial conference. He could face up to one year in county jail if convicted.

He was previously convicted of OWI in 1996 and 1999


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