Drunk Bicyclist Lands in Jail

(WGTD)---Drunk driving is drunk driving whether in a car, on a motorcycle or even riding a motorized bicycle.

It was the latter that a 58 year-old Franksville resident had been pedaling last night when he crashed into a ditch off of Durand Ave. in the Town of Yorkville, according to a news release from the Racine County Sheriff's Dept.

The man was booked for his 6th drunk driving offense.

He was also cited for resisting and obstructing for mixing it up with deputies.

The motor-powered bike the man had been piloting reaches a maximum speed of 22 MPH, the release noted. 

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