Police say suspect left the scene of a motorcycle crash.
Andrew G. Bennett, 23, Waupaca, is charged with a fourth drunken driving offense, operating after revocation and misdemeanor bail jumping.
Bennett was also cited for failure to keep a vehicle under control and failure to notify police of an accident.
Shortly after 7 p.m. on April 19, Waupaca County Deputy Dan Lewinski was dispatched to U.S. Highway 10 and Anderson Road in the town of Farmington in response to a motorcycle accident.
Evidence at the scene indicated an eastbound motorcycle on U.S. 10 had lost control while trying to turn onto Anderson and hit a snowbank. The operator was thrown from his bike.
Witnesses told Lewinski they saw a man on a motorcycle speeding past their vehicle, fish tail, then hit the snowbank.
The operator, later identified as Bennett, asked for a ride home. When he was turned down, he began walking on Anderson Road.
He was seen later being picked up by a blue pickup.
Witnesses said the man appeared intoxicated and was bleeding from his nose and mouth.
Bennett allegedly told the witnesses not to call anyone because he did not have a license.
Waupaca Police Officer Paul Benzschawel located the blue pickup on Larson Road.
The pickup’s driver said she offered to give the man a ride after seeing him walking on Anderson Road.
Lewinski arrived at the Larson Road home to assist after he cleared the crash scene.
Lewinski entered the house after hearing noise but no response to his attempts to make contact.
The deputy reported seeing dried blood coming out of Bennett’s nose and blood spots on his face.
According to the criminal complaint, Bennett told Lewinski he injured himself by walking into the bathroom door.
Bennett reportedly denied being in a motorcycle accident.
A blood test indicated Bennett had a .072 blood-alcohol content. Due to a prior drunken driving conviction, Bennett’s legal limit is .02 BAC.
On July 30, Bennett was convicted of operating with a prohibited alcohol content (third offense), sentenced to 60 days in jail with work release privileges, and his license revoked for 24 months.
He had been charged for his third offense on June 27, 2017, and released on a $2,000 signature bond with the condition that he not consume alcohol.
The conditions of Bennett’s bond were in effect at the time of his April 19 crash.