PLYMOUTH, WI (WHBL) - Not driving with headlights on this past weekend was the catalyst for a Sheboygan man to face his fourth OWI offense.
Prosecutors charged 27 year old Matthew Leveque Monday after he was stopped by Plymouth Police early Saturday morning for not having headlights on. The criminal complaint says Leveque thought his lights were on because his dashboard lights were working.
The complaint adds that when talking to the driver, the officer noticed the smell of intoxicants in the vehicle and that Leveque had slurred speech. Leveque claimed his passenger was drunk and he only had a few drinks. Following field sobriety tests, the officer arrested Leveque for being too drunk to drive.
In addition to the OWI, his fourth in five years, Leveque was charged with operating while revoked, possessing Adderall, and bail jumping. He now faces over eight years in prison and fines over 25-thousand dollars if found guilty of all charges.