Alleged heroin user crashes car into wall and tree, arrested for 4th OWI - 1 Second#1 Second#1 Second: "Donald Wells Jr., 27, also was tentatively charged with inattentive driving and knowingly operating while suspended causing damage to property, following the crash at about 3:10 p.m. Wednesday in the 900 block of South Whitney Way, Madison police reported.
'Officers said the suspect had a shoestring tied around his right arm and around the steering column in tourniquet fashion,' said police spokesman Joel DeSpain. 'He also had drug paraphernalia, including a syringe, in the center console of the car.'
Wells told police he dozed off and denied having just used heroin, although he admitted past use, DeSpain said.
'Based on the preponderance of evidence, he was arrested after being taken to a hospital,' DeSpain said."
'Officers said the suspect had a shoestring tied around his right arm and around the steering column in tourniquet fashion,' said police spokesman Joel DeSpain. 'He also had drug paraphernalia, including a syringe, in the center console of the car.'
Wells told police he dozed off and denied having just used heroin, although he admitted past use, DeSpain said.
'Based on the preponderance of evidence, he was arrested after being taken to a hospital,' DeSpain said."
