Crime & Safety
Four-time Convicted Drunken Driver Sped While Intoxicated, Complaint States
A Waukesha driver had an ignition interlock device in his car, but passengers denied using it to allow him to drive.
A four-time convicted drunken driver was charged with his fifth offense after Town of Brookfield police stopped the intoxicated man for speeding, charges allege.
Matthew S. Delker, 26, of Waukesha, somehow managed to drive the car despite the fact it had an ignition interlock device, which requires drivers to provide a sober breath sample before the ignition will start, according to a criminal complaint filed Thursday in Waukesha County Circuit Court.
All three of the passengers denied using the interlock device, the complaint alleges.
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Delker was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Thursday with one felony count of fifth offense OWI and one count of operating after revocation. If convicted, he faces up to seven years in prison and $12,500 in fines.
According to the criminal complaint, at 9:38 p.m. Wednesday, a Town of Brookfield officer was checking traffic speed in the 2300 block of East Moreland Boulevard, when he noticed Delker driving 69 miles per hour in a 45 miles per hour speed zone.
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Delker gave the officer a state ID card and said it was the only identification he had because his license had been revoked.
His blood-alcohol level was a 0.165.
Delker previously was convicted of OWI in 2003, 2005 and twice in 2008. He was freed on $3,500 cash bond while awaiting trial.
