Crime & Safety
Man Charged With 2nd OWI in Hit and Run
Criminal charges allege the man smoked marijuana and drank alcohol before Saturday's accident at Burleigh Road and Fiebrantz Drive in Brookfield.
A 35-year-old Milwaukee man is facing operating while intoxicated and drug charges after he was involved in a hit and run accident in Brookfield Saturday.
Adrian T. Hamelin was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Tuesday with one count of possession of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, one count of hit and run and one count of second-offense drunken driving.
According to the criminal complaint:
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Hamelin rear-ended a vehicle near Burleigh Road and Fiebrantz Drive and kept driving without stopping after the incident. The driver of the vehicle didn’t lose sight of Hamelin’s vehicle and contacted police who found Hamelin's car shortly thereafter.
The hood of Hamelin’s vehicle was crumpled and Hamelin appeared dazed as he told police officers he was “just a little bit” intoxicated.
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Hamelin was unable to pass field sobriety tests, and he had a blood-alcohol level of 0.148. Officers also found marijuana inside Hamelin’s vehicle and he told officers he had smoked the drug earlier that day.
Hamelin was previously convicted of OWI in 2007. He was released from Waukesha County Jail Wednesday on $500 cash bail.
