What is Wisconsins drunk driving law?
The term “drunk driving†is a bit of a misnomer in that the law encompasses more than just driving while “drunk.†In fact, a person need not be “drunk†at all, at least as far as that term is generally understood to mean as falling down drunk. Rather, the law prohibits a person from driving or operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, a controlled substance, or a combination of alcohol and a controlled substance, or any other drug which makes a person less capable of safely driving. Operating Under the Influence of an Intoxicant or Other Drug (OWI) In this respect, the law does not specifically prohibit driving “drunk”; but more accurately prohibits driving under the influence, which is commonly referred to as “OWI” for operating while impaired or operating while intoxicated. Note that it is not necessary for an officer to actually see a person driving to being able to stop him or her for OWI. It is enough that a person has either turned on the ignition o
