Ridgeway woman returning from a court appearance Monday in Waukesha for allegedly driving drunk was arrested in Madison for another drunken driving offense, this time after crashing into two vehicles, Madison police reported.
Ruth Crow, 54, was tentatively charged with either her sixth or seventh drunken driving offense following her arrest at 2 p.m. Tuesday on South Midvale Boulevard at the westbound Beltline exit, police said.
"She evidently decided to have a few beers before returning home," said Madison police spokesman Joel DeSpain.
According to the incident report, Crow made an appearance in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Monday morning, where she was charged with a fifth or sixth operating while intoxicated offense.
(State court records show Crow got a fourth OWI in 2005).
"Her commute back to Iowa County was unsuccessful," DeSpain said.
She reportedly ran the red light at the exit and collided with an SUV and a car on South Midvale Boulevard.
The drivers of the two vehicles — a 46-year-old female from Verona and a 38-year-old man from Madison — said Crow tried to drive away after crashing but the car was too badly damaged.
"One of the drivers told an officer that it looked like she was trying to floor it, but the wheels were spinning," DeSpain said.
Crow blew a 0.13 on the breathalyzer; the legal limit for drivers with no priors or up to three OWIs is 0.08, for multi-offenders with more than three OWIs the limit is 0.02.
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