Driver busted going wrong way on U.S. 10
An Almond man is currently in custody on a $10,000 cash bond.
Glen E. Schafer, 45, was charged with a 10th drunken driving offense and possession of drug paraphernalia.
At 12:28 a.m. Sunday, July 22, Sgt. Andrew Thorpe, with the Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office, responded to a report of a vehicle going the wrong way on U.S. Highway 10.
According to the criminal complaint, Thorpe located the car going eastbound in the westbound lanes of U.S. 10 in the town of Fremont.
Thorpe began driving in eastbound lane parallel with the vehicle with his siren and emergency lights activated.
Thorpe eventually stopped the driver, identified as Schafer, and asked him where he was going.
Schafer reportedly said he was going home to Almond from Wausau.
Thorpe noted Schafer was 35 miles out of his way.
Schafer had a suspected pot pipe on the driver’s seat and told Thorpe he had one hit of marijuana and a few beers, the complaint says.
A preliminary breath test indicated Schafer had a .195 blood-alcohol content.
Schafer has nine prior drunken driving convictions going back to 1999.
On July 15, 2003, he was convicted in Marathon County of four separate OWIs and sentenced to a total of four years in prison.
On Oct. 24, 2006, Schafer was released to extended supervision.
On June 16, 2008, Schafer was convicted in Portage County of his ninth OWI and sentenced to three years in prison.
His extended supervision on the other four convictions was revoked, and he was sentenced to an additional two years in prison.
He was released to extended supervision on June 11, 2013.
If convicted of his 10th OWI, Schafer may be sentenced to a maximum of 10 years in prison.