An Independence, Wis., man admitted Wednesday he led Winona police on a drunken car chase.

Taylor Allen Suchla, 18, pleaded guilty to fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle, fourth-degree drunken driving and misdemeanor theft in an unrelated Goodview gas drive off. Suchla will likely be placed on three years probation at his May 5 sentencing.

Suchla admitted that early on Dec. 16, he fled police in a stolen car. He also said he was drunk at the time; his blood-alcohol content measured 0.10 when he was tested at the Winona County jail.

Police say an officer was writing a parking ticket for a sport utility vehicle about 3 a.m. when he learned it was stolen. The officer was about to disable the SUV's battery cable to prevent it from being moved when four people, including Suchla, got in and drove away.

A mother who was caught by police while driving drunk with her kids in the car is in trouble with the law again.

Shannon Wilkinson, 42, of Prairie Village, faced a Johnson County judge again Thursday after she was arrested on Christmas Day in Leawood for what court records state is her fifth driving under the influence infraction.Neighbors such as Stephanie Million are concerned about having a repeat-DUI offender living in the neighborhood.

An Anaheim cop who hasn’t been to work since late 2008, and is still on the department’s payroll, notched his third DUI arrest in less than a year March 2.



Officer Kevin Noel Schlueter, 37, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after crashing a 2010 Jeep Liberty into four parked cars – on his very own street in Costa Mesa, in the middle of the afternoon.

The crashes ripped the right wheel off the axle of Schlueter’s Liberty, according to Costa Mesa police Lt. Rob Sharpnack. The Liberty also suffered rear bumper damage, Sharpnack said.

Adults who knowingly allow underage drinking on their property in the village of Cazenovia could now face fines of $250 to $1,000 under Central New York’s first social host ordinance.

Similar laws aimed at curbing the consumption of alcohol by minors have been passed in about 30 municipalities across New York State. Caz Action, a coalition of parents, teachers and students working to address the underage drinking problem through increased community involvement, hopes to bring the social host law to neighboring communities for approval as a statement of solidarity.

“We’re going to try to make a difference in the village of Cazenovia,” said Mayor Tom Dougherty after the village board passed the legislation Monday night.

A Butte man admitted Wednesday in Anaconda district court he drove drunk for the seventh time last year.

Jack Leon Sawyer, 60, of 2530 Elm St., pleaded guilty to the felony DUI as part of a plea agreement with the state. Judge Ray Dayton ordered a pre-sentence investigation before setting a date for sentencing.

The state is recommending Sawyer receive 13 months to the Montana Department of Corrections for likely placement in the WATCh program in Warm Springs. A five-year suspended DOC sentence would follow, along with a $1,000 fine.

A Kingsport man was arrested on his tenth offense of DUI on Tuesday after allegedly driving 20 mph on I-26, weaving from lane to lane.

When asked how much he had to drink, the man reportedly told police, "Too much. I'm drunk. Do what you gotta do."

An incident report from Kingsport police says central dispatch received a call from a motorist at 9:35 p.m. The caller, who was near the Rock Springs exit of I-26, reported a possible westbound drunk driver who was "running off the roadway."

Troopers from the Cadillac Post of the Michigan State Police arrested a drunk driver that was 5 times over the legal limit.

It happened at 3:30 Tuesday afternoon. Troopers caught up with 45 year old Anne Burkett of Mesick at the Mobil Station on M-115 after she struck a guard rail near the Wexford County Road Commission.

Troopers say the driver refused to cooperate with the investigating officer and was ultimately put under arrest. Burkett was taken to the Wexford County Jail where she gave a breath sample. It indicated a blood-alcohol level of .40. Due to the excessive BAC level, the subject was taken to the Cadillac Mercy Hospital where she was treated by medical professionals for several hours before being lodged in the Wexford County Jail.

A Mount Prospect school bus driver who smelled of alcohol to a co-worker managed to drop off 50 children before she was arrested Tuesday for being nearly three times over the legal limit for alcohol, police said.

When he learned of the co-worker's suspicions, a transportation supervisor in Mount Prospect School District 57 tracked down the driver and called police, but allowed her to continue on her route until authorities arrived, school officials said Wednesday.

Betty Burden, 54 of the 1400 block of Park Drive, was arrested after police received a call around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday from the supervisor, Vincente Ramirez.

A Pulaski woman is facing numerous charges stemming from an accident that occurred Saturday.

According to Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Harvey Briggs, Nadean Marie Swarthout, 43, of Pulaski was allegedly committing her third DUI offense when she committed vehicular assault.

The Trooper’s report states Swarthout and a passenger was traveling southbound on Highway 31 North near the Highway 129 intersection in the early morning hours of Saturday when she crossed the center line.

“The driver over-corrected and lost control of her Honda Civic as it yawed into a utility pole,” Briggs said.

A Santa Rosa man with 13 previous DUI convictions, seven of them felonies, was sentenced to five years and eight months in prison Monday in Sonoma County Superior Court for his latest offense.

Robert James Feenan, 50, was arrested Nov. 20 after his vehicle collided with another vehicle on state Highway 12 and Stony Point Road, the Sonoma County District Attorney's Office said.

The California Highway Patrol responded to the crash and Feenan had a blood-alcohol level of 0.44 percent, more than five times the intoxication level, the district attorney's office said.

Feenan pleaded no contest on Dec. 17 to DUI and driving on a license that was suspended for DUI.