Driver arrested for OWI after striking median with 4 children inside vehicle
Posted: Jul 5, 2025 10:13 AM CDT
MILWAUKEE, (CBS 58) -- The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office says one person has been arrested for suspected OWI after hitting a median wall and spinning into lanes of traffic with four children in the vehicle.
Officials say it happened overnight on Sat. July 5, near I-94 Eastbound at 27th Street.
The driver has been taken into custody for first degree reckless endangerment and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with children under 16 in a vehicle.
A medical unit checked on the children at the scene, but the children reportedly only sustained minor bumps and bruises.
MCSO says the children were turned over to the mother.