APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) – Officials in Appleton say a man was recently arrested after falling asleep during the early morning hours while actively in line at an area drive-thru.
According to a release from the Appleton Police Department, an off-duty officer encountered a vehicle in line at a drive-thru at 3:26 a.m. that was not moving, despite other vehicles in the area moving around it.
Some of the other vehicles in the drive-thru line began honking at the vehicle with no effect, leading to the off-duty officer approaching the vehicle and finding the driver asleep at the wheel.
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Officials say the off-duty officer called dispatch, who sent on-duty officers to the location. Police then woke the driver up, who denied drinking, despite allegedly smelling of intoxicants, slurring his speech, and being unable to stand without swaying.
Filed sobriety tests were conducted, and a preliminary breath test showed the man to have a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) of 0.137%.
The man was arrested for Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated (OWI). No other information is available at this time.
