A 40-year-old man was drunk and texting when he slammed his vehicle into the rear of a Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office squad on I-43, the sheriff's office said Friday.
The man faces charges of first-offense operating while intoxicated, texting while driving and inattentive driving in connection with the crash, reported shortly after 9 p.m. Thursday on southbound I-43 at Holt Ave., according to a sheriff's office news release.
The deputy was taken to a hospital as a precaution because of the extensive damage to the squad car, but was not seriously injured, according to the release.
The deputy was providing protection to a construction crew placing barrels for lane closures and all of the squad's emergency lights were activated, including an amber arrow stick used to direct traffic to move over, the sheriff's office said.
The suspected drunk driver, who was not injured, had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.15, according to the release.
A level of 0.08 is considered legal proof of intoxication for anyone operating a motor vehicle in Wisconsin.
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